| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35:31 | 4 | 38 | |
| 2. | Sunderland | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29:32 | -3 | 36 | |
| 3. | Blackburn | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31:29 | 2 | 35 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30:30 | 0 | 32 | |
| 5. | Leeds | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33:34 | -1 | 31 | |
| 6. | Hull | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31:34 | -3 | 29 | |
| 7. | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:31 | -9 | 26 | |
| 8. | Wolves | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30:40 | -10 | 26 | |
| 9. | Newcastle | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10. | West Brom | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32:34 | -2 | 25 | |
| 11. | West Ham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30:35 | -5 | 25 | |
| 12. | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27:48 | -21 | 24 | |
| 13. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22:35 | -13 | 23 | |
| 14. | Ipswich | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29:44 | -15 | 23 | |
| 15. | Leicester | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33:50 | -17 | 21 | |
| 16. | Plymouth | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28:40 | -12 | 20 | |
| 17. | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25:37 | -12 | 19 | |
| 18. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20:34 | -14 | 19 | |
| 19. | Watford | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17:32 | -15 | 18 | |
| 20. | Brighton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28:45 | -17 | 18 | |
| 21. | Bournemouth | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27:45 | -18 | 18 | |
| 22. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19:34 | -15 | 17 | |
| 23. | Stoke | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15:39 | -24 | 14 | |
| 24. | Bradford City | 23 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18:44 | -26 | 8 |