| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolves | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35:21 | 14 | 46 | |
| 2. | Fulham | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39:29 | 10 | 41 | |
| 3. | Preston | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30:24 | 6 | 38 | |
| 4. | Cardiff | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29:23 | 6 | 38 | |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30:23 | 7 | 34 | |
| 6. | Derby | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29:26 | 3 | 34 | |
| 7. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34:28 | 6 | 31 | |
| 8. | Brentford | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25:28 | -3 | 31 | |
| 9. | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23:24 | -1 | 29 | |
| 10. | Bristol City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26:30 | -4 | 28 | |
| 11. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29:35 | -6 | 28 | |
| 12. | Norwich | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:35 | -11 | 28 | |
| 13. | Ipswich | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28:33 | -5 | 27 | |
| 14. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:29 | -7 | 26 | |
| 15. | Leeds | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27:37 | -10 | 24 | |
| 16. | Burton | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19:38 | -19 | 24 | |
| 17. | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29:41 | -12 | 21 | |
| 18. | Reading | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:35 | -12 | 21 | |
| 19. | Hull | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29:38 | -9 | 20 | |
| 20. | Nottingham | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26:38 | -12 | 20 | |
| 21. | Barnsley | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23:40 | -17 | 17 | |
| 22. | QPR | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20:39 | -19 | 15 | |
| 23. | Birmingham | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17:44 | -27 | 13 | |
| 24. | Bolton | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 14:41 | -27 | 12 |