| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18-51 | -7 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 57-29 | 52 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37-26 | 46 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 42-24 | 44 |
| 5 | Millwall | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29-33 | 43 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 36-25 | 43 |
| 7 | Watford FC | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37-29 | 41 |
| 8 | Hull City | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 40-38 | 41 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38-32 | 40 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32-23 | 40 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38-29 | 39 |
| 12 | Queen's Park Rangers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38-39 | 38 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37-38 | 37 |
| 14 | Derby County | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35-35 | 35 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35-36 | 34 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38-38 | 33 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27-33 | 32 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 36-38 | 32 |
| 19 | West Bromwich | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29-35 | 31 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25-32 | 29 |
| 21 | Blackburn | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24-30 | 28 |
| 22 | Portsmouth FC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21-35 | 25 |
| 23 | Norwich City | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28-39 | 24 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25-35 | 22 |