| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry City | 23 | 55 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. | Ipswich Town | 23 | 50 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 3. | Southampton FC | 23 | 44 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 4. | Birmingham City | 23 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 5. | Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 6. | Millwall FC | 23 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 7. | Swansea City | 23 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 8. | Hull City A.F.C. | 23 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| 9. | AFC Wrexham | 23 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 10. | Watford FC | 23 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 11. | Derby County | 23 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 12. | Stoke City | 23 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 13. | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 33 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 14. | West Bromwich Albion -2 * | 23 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 15. | Sheffield United | 23 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 16. | Bristol City | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 17. | Preston North End | 23 | 31 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 18. | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 31 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 19. | FC Portsmouth | 23 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 20. | Norwich City | 23 | 30 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 21. | Oxford United | 23 | 29 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 22. | Leicester City -6 * | 23 | 22 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 23. | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 21 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 24. | Sheffield Wednesday -18 * | 23 | -8 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)