| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reading | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 41:18 | 23 | 46 | |
| 2. | Watford | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38:29 | 9 | 41 | |
| 3. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33:24 | 9 | 40 | |
| 4. | Preston | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 37 | |
| 5. | Leeds | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 32 | |
| 6. | Stoke | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30:31 | -1 | 32 | |
| 7. | Wolves | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26:24 | 2 | 30 | |
| 8. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28:28 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9. | Ipswich | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25:34 | -9 | 24 | |
| 10. | Cardiff | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26:35 | -9 | 23 | |
| 11. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17:28 | -11 | 23 | |
| 12. | QPR | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26:39 | -13 | 22 | |
| 13. | Luton | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21:36 | -15 | 22 | |
| 14. | Norwich | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22:40 | -18 | 22 | |
| 15. | Southampton | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23:33 | -10 | 21 | |
| 16. | Leicester | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21:34 | -13 | 21 | |
| 17. | Hull | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25:34 | -9 | 20 | |
| 18. | Millwall | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22:35 | -13 | 20 | |
| 19. | Coventry | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23:43 | -20 | 20 | |
| 20. | Plymouth | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13:24 | -11 | 19 | |
| 21. | Brighton | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18:37 | -19 | 18 | |
| 22. | Derby | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20:40 | -20 | 16 | |
| 23. | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12:32 | -20 | 15 | |
| 24. | Crewe | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19:46 | -27 | 14 |