| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40:15 | 25 | 45 | |
| 2. | Ipswich | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 35:13 | 22 | 42 | |
| 3. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27:14 | 13 | 36 | |
| 4. | Millwall | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 28:23 | 5 | 36 | |
| 5. | Birmingham | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33:19 | 14 | 35 | |
| 6. | Watford | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29:20 | 9 | 35 | |
| 7. | Swansea | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28:19 | 9 | 35 | |
| 8. | Wrexham | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36:30 | 6 | 33 | |
| 9. | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26:14 | 12 | 30 | |
| 10. | Hull | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 30 | |
| 11. | Stoke | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29:21 | 8 | 29 | |
| 12. | West Brom | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23:23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 13. | Charlton | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18:18 | 0 | 28 | |
| 14. | Sheffield Utd | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29:21 | 8 | 27 | |
| 15. | Derby | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 27 | |
| 16. | Preston | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 27 | |
| 17. | QPR | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29:30 | -1 | 26 | |
| 18. | Bristol City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28:26 | 2 | 25 | |
| 19. | Norwich | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 23:23 | 0 | 25 | |
| 20. | Leicester | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 25 | |
| 21. | Portsmouth | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 | |
| 22. | Oxford Utd | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17:24 | -7 | 22 | |
| 23. | Blackburn | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18:25 | -7 | 18 | |
| 24. | Sheffield Wed | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10:41 | -31 | 5 |