| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Burnley | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 34:8 | 26 | 49 | |
| 2. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30:19 | 11 | 43 | |
| 3. | Leeds | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34:18 | 16 | 42 | |
| 4. | Sunderland | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26:26 | 0 | 33 | |
| 5. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30:37 | -7 | 32 | |
| 6. | QPR | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22:29 | -7 | 27 | |
| 7. | Hull | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20:26 | -6 | 26 | |
| 8. | Blackburn | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19:25 | -6 | 26 | |
| 9. | Millwall | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20:30 | -10 | 26 | |
| 10. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33:33 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11. | Swansea | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18:32 | -14 | 25 | |
| 12. | Coventry | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24:34 | -10 | 24 | |
| 13. | West Brom | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 24:27 | -3 | 23 | |
| 14. | Bristol City | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23:35 | -12 | 22 | |
| 15. | Norwich | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19:34 | -15 | 19 | |
| 16. | Derby | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23:38 | -15 | 18 | |
| 17. | Stoke | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16:37 | -21 | 18 | |
| 18. | Watford | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26:39 | -13 | 17 | |
| 19. | Preston | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22:37 | -15 | 17 | |
| 20. | Cardiff | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24:46 | -22 | 17 | |
| 21. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 18:36 | -18 | 15 | |
| 22. | Luton | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20:47 | -27 | 15 | |
| 23. | Portsmouth | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25:50 | -25 | 14 | |
| 24. | Plymouth | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11:49 | -38 | 12 |