| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 98 |
| 2. | Leicester | 46 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| 3. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 80 |
| 4. | Reading | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 79 |
| 5. | Wolves | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 76 |
| 6. | Nottingham | 46 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 74 |
| 7. | Ipswich | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 70 |
| 8. | Norwich | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 69 |
| 9. | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 66 |
| 10. | Wimbledon FC | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 65 |
| 11. | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 62 |
| 12. | Preston | 46 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 61 |
| 13. | Watford | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 60 |
| 14. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 59 |
| 15. | Rotherham | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 59 |
| 16. | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 55 |
| 17. | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
| 18. | Derby | 46 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 52 |
| 19. | Bradford City | 46 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| 20. | Coventry | 46 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 50 |
| 21. | Stoke | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
| 22. | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 46 |
| 23. | Brighton | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 45 |
| 24. | Grimsby | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 |