| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunderland | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38:29 | 9 | 39 | |
| 2. | Derby | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29:27 | 2 | 39 | |
| 3. | Birmingham | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30:24 | 6 | 36 | |
| 4. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32:30 | 2 | 35 | |
| 5. | Wolves | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 35 | |
| 6. | West Brom | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31:29 | 2 | 33 | |
| 7. | Southampton | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 41:33 | 8 | 30 | |
| 8. | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27:25 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9. | Plymouth | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27:36 | -9 | 29 | |
| 10. | Leicester | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23:33 | -10 | 27 | |
| 11. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26:29 | -3 | 26 | |
| 12. | Preston | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26:36 | -10 | 25 | |
| 13. | Cardiff | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25:35 | -10 | 24 | |
| 14. | Hull | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18:35 | -17 | 22 | |
| 15. | Norwich | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27:46 | -19 | 22 | |
| 16. | Ipswich | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24:30 | -6 | 21 | |
| 17. | Burnley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17:26 | -9 | 21 | |
| 18. | QPR | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23:39 | -16 | 20 | |
| 19. | Colchester | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24:38 | -14 | 19 | |
| 20. | Coventry | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17:37 | -20 | 19 | |
| 21. | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 26:56 | -30 | 19 | |
| 22. | Southend | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18:42 | -24 | 18 | |
| 23. | Luton | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20:41 | -21 | 14 | |
| 24. | Leeds | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19:43 | -24 | 12 |