| Place | Team | GP | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 80 |
| 2 | Millwall | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 72 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 71 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 69 |
| 5 | Hull City | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 67 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 64 |
| 7 | Southampton | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 63 |
| 8 | Derby County | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 60 |
| 9 | Watford FC | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 56 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 56 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 55 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 54 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 53 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 53 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 53 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 51 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 48 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 46 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 44 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 41 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 40 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 40 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 81 | -57 | 0 |