| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 90:35 | 55 | 102 | |
| 2. | West Brom | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 89:48 | 41 | 91 | |
| 3. | Nottingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65:40 | 25 | 79 | |
| 4. | Cardiff | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 73:54 | 19 | 76 | |
| 5. | Leicester | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 61:45 | 16 | 76 | |
| 6. | Blackpool | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74:58 | 16 | 70 | |
| 7. | Swansea | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 40:37 | 3 | 69 | |
| 8. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62:55 | 7 | 65 | |
| 9. | Reading | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68:63 | 5 | 63 | |
| 10. | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 56:65 | -9 | 63 | |
| 11. | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58:50 | 8 | 62 | |
| 12. | Doncaster | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59:58 | 1 | 60 | |
| 13. | QPR | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58:65 | -7 | 57 | |
| 14. | Derby | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53:63 | -10 | 56 | |
| 15. | Ipswich | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50:61 | -11 | 56 | |
| 16. | Watford | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 61:68 | -7 | 54 | |
| 17. | Preston | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58:73 | -15 | 54 | |
| 18. | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53:69 | -16 | 54 | |
| 19. | Coventry | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47:64 | -17 | 54 | |
| 20. | Scunthorpe | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62:84 | -22 | 52 | |
| 21. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50:53 | -3 | 49 | |
| 22. | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49:69 | -20 | 47 | |
| 23. | Plymouth | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 43:68 | -25 | 41 | |
| 24. | Peterborough | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46:80 | -34 | 34 |