| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reading | 46 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 106 |
| 2. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 90 |
| 3. | Watford | 46 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 81 |
| 4. | Preston | 46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 80 |
| 5. | Leeds | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 78 |
| 6. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 75 |
| 7. | Wolves | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 67 |
| 8. | Coventry | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 63 |
| 9. | Norwich | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 62 |
| 10. | Luton | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 61 |
| 11. | Cardiff | 46 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 60 |
| 12. | Southampton | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 58 |
| 13. | Stoke | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 58 |
| 14. | Plymouth | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 56 |
| 15. | Ipswich | 46 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 56 |
| 16. | Leicester | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 54 |
| 17. | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 54 |
| 18. | Hull | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 52 |
| 19. | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 52 |
| 20. | Derby | 46 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 50 |
| 21. | QPR | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 50 |
| 22. | Crewe | 46 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 42 |
| 23. | Millwall | 46 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 24. | Brighton | 46 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 38 |