| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Millwall | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31:24 | 7 | 41 | |
| 2. | Coventry | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46:26 | 20 | 40 | |
| 3. | Middlesbrough | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38:29 | 9 | 38 | |
| 4. | Southampton | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44:37 | 7 | 36 | |
| 5. | Norwich | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36:28 | 8 | 35 | |
| 6. | Hull | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35:32 | 3 | 35 | |
| 7. | Ipswich | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37:30 | 7 | 34 | |
| 8. | Wrexham | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28:28 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9. | Derby | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36:32 | 4 | 33 | |
| 10. | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 31 | |
| 11. | Blackburn | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 31 | |
| 12. | Sheffield Utd | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 28:33 | -5 | 29 | |
| 13. | Preston | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27:32 | -5 | 29 | |
| 14. | Swansea | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23:32 | -9 | 25 | |
| 15. | QPR | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21:36 | -15 | 25 | |
| 16. | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24:41 | -17 | 25 | |
| 17. | Leicester | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27:34 | -7 | 24 | |
| 18. | Charlton | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21:32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 19. | Stoke | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17:28 | -11 | 22 | |
| 20. | Watford | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23:38 | -15 | 20 | |
| 21. | Birmingham | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18:34 | -16 | 20 | |
| 22. | West Brom | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20:33 | -13 | 19 | |
| 23. | Oxford Utd | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21:32 | -11 | 18 | |
| 24. | Sheffield Wed | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15:45 | -30 | 8 |