| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolves | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37:27 | 10 | 41 | |
| 2. | Bolton | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40:33 | 7 | 40 | |
| 3. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39:26 | 13 | 34 | |
| 4. | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33:36 | -3 | 34 | |
| 5. | QPR | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31:35 | -4 | 31 | |
| 6. | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 31 | |
| 7. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8. | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31:39 | -8 | 29 | |
| 9. | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27:29 | -2 | 28 | |
| 10. | Ipswich | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:27 | -3 | 28 | |
| 11. | Birmingham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 26 | |
| 12. | Tranmere | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21:29 | -8 | 26 | |
| 13. | Norwich | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35:50 | -15 | 26 | |
| 14. | Manchester City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:35 | -10 | 21 | |
| 15. | Grimsby | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29:47 | -18 | 18 | |
| 16. | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16:38 | -22 | 18 | |
| 17. | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21:36 | -15 | 17 | |
| 18. | Huddersfield | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20:41 | -21 | 17 | |
| 19. | Stoke | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17:35 | -18 | 16 | |
| 20. | Swindon | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16:44 | -28 | 15 | |
| 21. | Bradford City | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18:40 | -22 | 13 | |
| 22. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20:42 | -22 | 12 | |
| 23. | Reading | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21:43 | -22 | 11 | |
| 24. | Southend | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10:54 | -44 | 9 |