| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reading | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26:21 | 5 | 33 | |
| 3. | Luton | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26:34 | -8 | 28 | |
| 4. | Sunderland | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19:23 | -4 | 27 | |
| 5. | Wolves | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 38:43 | -5 | 26 | |
| 6. | Stoke | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19:32 | -13 | 26 | |
| 7. | Derby | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22:28 | -6 | 24 | |
| 8. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33:34 | -1 | 23 | |
| 9. | Bolton | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 23 | |
| 10. | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22:35 | -13 | 23 | |
| 11. | Watford | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19:29 | -10 | 22 | |
| 12. | Grimsby | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26:37 | -11 | 22 | |
| 13. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21:33 | -12 | 21 | |
| 14. | Millwall | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24:38 | -14 | 21 | |
| 15. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16:35 | -19 | 21 | |
| 16. | Southend | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21:48 | -27 | 21 | |
| 17. | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28:40 | -12 | 20 | |
| 18. | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25:41 | -16 | 20 | |
| 19. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26:39 | -13 | 18 | |
| 20. | West Brom | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18:33 | -15 | 16 | |
| 21. | Swindon | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26:46 | -20 | 15 | |
| 22. | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13:41 | -28 | 15 | |
| 23. | Bristol City | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16:35 | -19 | 13 | |
| 24. | Notts Co | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19:38 | -19 | 11 |