| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 30 | 47 | W W L D W |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 42 | L W W W W |
| 3 | Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 35 | D W D D W |
| 4 | Millwall | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 35 | W W W D L |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 34 | L D W W L |
| 6 | Hull City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 34 | L W L W W |
| 7 | Stoke City | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 33 | W L L L W |
| 8 | Leicester City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 31 | L L W D W |
| 9 | QPR | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 31 | W L W W L |
| 10 | Southampton | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 30 | W L W W L |
| 11 | Bristol City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 30 | L W L D L |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 29 | D W L L D |
| 13 | Watford | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 | D L W D D |
| 14 | Wrexham | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 28 | W D D L D |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 28 | D W L L W |
| 16 | Derby County | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 27 | L W L L D |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 24 | L L L L D |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 23 | W W W D L |
| 19 | Swansea City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 | L L W W L |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 22 | L D D D L |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 20 | W L L L W |
| 22 | Oxford United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 19 | D W L D L |
| 23 | Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 17 | D W L D W |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -22 | -9 | L L L L D |