| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunderland | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37:28 | 9 | 41 | |
| 2. | Nottingham | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30:22 | 8 | 38 | |
| 3. | Birmingham | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33:20 | 13 | 36 | |
| 4. | Ipswich | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 36 | |
| 5. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26:29 | -3 | 36 | |
| 6. | Charlton | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32:32 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7. | Crewe | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28:31 | -3 | 27 | |
| 8. | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23:30 | -7 | 26 | |
| 9. | Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28:31 | -3 | 24 | |
| 10. | Port Vale | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31:42 | -11 | 22 | |
| 11. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25:34 | -9 | 21 | |
| 12. | Tranmere | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20:31 | -11 | 21 | |
| 13. | Bury | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20:36 | -16 | 21 | |
| 14. | Huddersfield | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22:44 | -22 | 21 | |
| 15. | Wolves | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15:28 | -13 | 20 | |
| 16. | Norwich | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20:42 | -22 | 20 | |
| 17. | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23:33 | -10 | 19 | |
| 18. | Swindon | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14:48 | -34 | 19 | |
| 19. | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20:36 | -16 | 18 | |
| 20. | Stoke | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14:34 | -20 | 17 | |
| 21. | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25:48 | -23 | 17 | |
| 22. | QPR | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23:42 | -19 | 16 | |
| 23. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24:44 | -20 | 16 | |
| 24. | Reading | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12:47 | -35 | 14 |