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