| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33:26 | 7 | 39 | |
| 2. | Leicester | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34:31 | 3 | 37 | |
| 3. | Charlton | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29:22 | 7 | 36 | |
| 4. | Sunderland | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27:23 | 4 | 36 | |
| 5. | Derby | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23:29 | -6 | 29 | |
| 6. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 28 | |
| 7. | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28:34 | -6 | 28 | |
| 8. | Norwich | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33:31 | 2 | 27 | |
| 9. | Ipswich | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34:39 | -5 | 25 | |
| 10. | Reading | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26:33 | -7 | 25 | |
| 11. | Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29:37 | -8 | 25 | |
| 12. | Millwall | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20:35 | -15 | 25 | |
| 13. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22:31 | -9 | 23 | |
| 14. | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 23 | |
| 15. | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27:37 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16. | Wolves | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22:34 | -12 | 22 | |
| 17. | West Brom | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26:39 | -13 | 22 | |
| 18. | Grimsby | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28:44 | -16 | 22 | |
| 19. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21:30 | -9 | 19 | |
| 20. | Watford | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22:37 | -15 | 19 | |
| 21. | Birmingham | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24:41 | -17 | 18 | |
| 22. | Southend | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22:39 | -17 | 18 | |
| 23. | Luton | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10:30 | -20 | 18 | |
| 24. | Huddersfield | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19:35 | -16 | 17 |