| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ipswich | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53:26 | 27 | 54 | |
| 2. | Sunderland | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45:21 | 24 | 52 | |
| 3. | Preston | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44:22 | 22 | 49 | |
| 4. | Reading | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33:15 | 18 | 46 | |
| 5. | Wigan | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42:15 | 27 | 44 | |
| 6. | West Ham | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36:24 | 12 | 41 | |
| 7. | Millwall | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33:22 | 11 | 41 | |
| 8. | Wolves | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 40:26 | 14 | 38 | |
| 9. | Derby | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38:30 | 8 | 37 | |
| 10. | Burnley | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26:19 | 7 | 37 | |
| 11. | QPR | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32:26 | 6 | 37 | |
| 12. | Gillingham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22:23 | -1 | 36 | |
| 13. | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31:23 | 8 | 35 | |
| 14. | Stoke | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 22:18 | 4 | 35 | |
| 15. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28:23 | 5 | 34 | |
| 16. | Cardiff | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24:19 | 5 | 34 | |
| 17. | Leicester | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24:20 | 4 | 32 | |
| 18. | Coventry | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32:28 | 4 | 31 | |
| 19. | Leeds | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28:26 | 2 | 31 | |
| 20. | Nottingham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26:28 | -2 | 31 | |
| 21. | Brighton | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:29 | -5 | 28 | |
| 22. | Crewe | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 37:38 | -1 | 26 | |
| 23. | Watford | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 24. | Rotherham | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17:34 | -17 | 13 |