| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bolton | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| 2. | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 80 |
| 3. | Wolves | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 76 |
| 4. | Ipswich | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 74 |
| 5. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 73 |
| 6. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 71 |
| 7. | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 68 |
| 8. | Port Vale | 46 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 67 |
| 9. | QPR | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 66 |
| 10. | Birmingham | 46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 66 |
| 11. | Tranmere | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 65 |
| 12. | Stoke | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 64 |
| 13. | Norwich | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 63 |
| 14. | Manchester City | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 61 |
| 15. | Charlton | 46 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 59 |
| 16. | West Brom | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 57 |
| 17. | Oxford Utd | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 57 |
| 18. | Reading | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 57 |
| 19. | Swindon | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 54 |
| 20. | Huddersfield | 46 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
| 21. | Bradford City | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 48 |
| 22. | Grimsby | 46 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 46 |
| 23. | Oldham | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 43 |
| 24. | Southend | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 39 |