| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry City | 14 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Ipswich Town | 16 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 3. | Middlesbrough FC | 15 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Millwall FC | 16 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | Watford FC | 16 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 6. | Birmingham City | 14 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 7. | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Hull City A.F.C. | 14 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 9. | Swansea City | 15 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | Bristol City | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 11. | AFC Wrexham | 15 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 12. | Southampton FC | 14 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 13. | Preston North End | 15 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 14. | FC Portsmouth | 15 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 15. | Leicester City | 15 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 16. | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 22 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 17. | Stoke City | 15 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 18. | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 19. | Sheffield United | 13 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 20. | Derby County | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 21. | Oxford United | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 22. | Norwich City | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 23. | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 11 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 24. | Sheffield Wednesday -18 * | 16 | -14 | 7 | 33 | -26 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
*) 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)