| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34:22 | 12 | 43 | |
| 2. | West Brom | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 41:27 | 14 | 40 | |
| 3. | Cardiff | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36:34 | 2 | 34 | |
| 4. | Leicester | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21:27 | -6 | 31 | |
| 5. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 26:26 | 0 | 30 | |
| 6. | Swansea | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19:25 | -6 | 29 | |
| 7. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33:29 | 4 | 27 | |
| 8. | Doncaster | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27:29 | -2 | 26 | |
| 9. | Reading | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29:41 | -12 | 26 | |
| 10. | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28:36 | -8 | 25 | |
| 11. | QPR | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22:37 | -15 | 24 | |
| 12. | Nottingham | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 23 | |
| 13. | Barnsley | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28:40 | -12 | 23 | |
| 14. | Bristol City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18:31 | -13 | 23 | |
| 15. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:35 | -10 | 21 | |
| 16. | Ipswich | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 21 | |
| 17. | Coventry | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20:35 | -15 | 21 | |
| 18. | Plymouth | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23:38 | -15 | 20 | |
| 19. | Watford | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25:42 | -17 | 18 | |
| 20. | Derby | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16:31 | -15 | 17 | |
| 21. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19:38 | -19 | 17 | |
| 22. | Preston | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23:47 | -24 | 17 | |
| 23. | Scunthorpe | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22:52 | -30 | 15 | |
| 24. | Peterborough | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14:43 | -29 | 11 |