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