| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97:45 | 52 | 95 | |
| 2. | Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80:47 | 33 | 84 | |
| 3. | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64:49 | 15 | 83 | |
| 4. | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82:56 | 26 | 80 | |
| 5. | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 72:47 | 25 | 80 | |
| 6. | Hull | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 70:66 | 4 | 73 | |
| 7. | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69:65 | 4 | 71 | |
| 8. | Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67:59 | 8 | 69 | |
| 9. | Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63:56 | 7 | 65 | |
| 10. | Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57:56 | 1 | 64 | |
| 11. | Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 | |
| 12. | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 | |
| 13. | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 | |
| 14. | Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 | |
| 15. | QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 | |
| 16. | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 | |
| 17. | Stoke | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 | |
| 18. | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 | |
| 19. | Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 | |
| 20. | Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 | |
| 21. | West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 | |
| 22. | Oxford Utd | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 | |
| 23. | Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 | |
| 24. | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |