| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolves | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36:31 | 5 | 40 | |
| 2. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29:17 | 12 | 38 | |
| 3. | Reading | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32:23 | 9 | 36 | |
| 4. | Birmingham | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24:20 | 4 | 36 | |
| 5. | Ipswich | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32:27 | 5 | 33 | |
| 6. | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22:25 | -3 | 33 | |
| 7. | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30:37 | -7 | 29 | |
| 8. | Cardiff | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25:30 | -5 | 27 | |
| 9. | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24:31 | -7 | 27 | |
| 10. | Swansea | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23:28 | -5 | 26 | |
| 11. | Doncaster | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26:35 | -9 | 26 | |
| 12. | Plymouth | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13:22 | -9 | 25 | |
| 13. | Preston | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27:34 | -7 | 23 | |
| 14. | Southampton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23:40 | -17 | 23 | |
| 15. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26:36 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16. | Coventry | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21:32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 17. | Nottingham | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23:37 | -14 | 22 | |
| 18. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25:44 | -19 | 22 | |
| 19. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17:34 | -17 | 21 | |
| 20. | Derby | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 20 | |
| 21. | Watford | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26:40 | -14 | 19 | |
| 22. | QPR | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14:25 | -11 | 18 | |
| 23. | Norwich | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22:42 | -20 | 14 | |
| 24. | Charlton | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19:36 | -17 | 13 |