| Place | Team | GP | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Millwall | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 46 |
| 5 | Hull City | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Watford FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 40 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 40 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 40 |
| 11 | Derby County | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 37 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 34 |
| 15 | Southampton | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 33 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 32 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 31 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 28 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 24 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 23 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 52 | -34 | 0 |