| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ipswich | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 44:14 | 30 | 52 | |
| 2. | Hull | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43:19 | 24 | 46 | |
| 3. | Bristol City | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33:20 | 13 | 46 | |
| 4. | West Brom | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 51:27 | 24 | 44 | |
| 5. | Stoke | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36:27 | 9 | 43 | |
| 6. | Cardiff | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31:21 | 10 | 40 | |
| 7. | Barnsley | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35:26 | 9 | 40 | |
| 8. | Wolves | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31:25 | 6 | 39 | |
| 9. | Preston | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29:20 | 9 | 38 | |
| 10. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 38 | |
| 11. | Plymouth | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37:22 | 15 | 36 | |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31:23 | 8 | 36 | |
| 13. | Norwich | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30:22 | 8 | 36 | |
| 14. | QPR | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32:27 | 5 | 36 | |
| 15. | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35:27 | 8 | 35 | |
| 16. | Charlton | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38:29 | 9 | 34 | |
| 17. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29:25 | 4 | 32 | |
| 18. | Southampton | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26:27 | -1 | 32 | |
| 19. | Coventry | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25:26 | -1 | 32 | |
| 20. | Watford | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26:29 | -3 | 31 | |
| 21. | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31:31 | 0 | 30 | |
| 22. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31:33 | -2 | 29 | |
| 23. | Leicester | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23:19 | 4 | 28 | |
| 24. | Colchester | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31:41 | -10 | 20 |