| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 25-82 | -5 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 84-42 | 84 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 62-41 | 72 |
| 4 | Millwall | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 56-47 | 72 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 69-40 | 72 |
| 6 | Hull City | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 63-58 | 68 |
| 7 | Southampton FC | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 68-49 | 66 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 41 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 63-58 | 64 |
| 9 | Derby County | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 60-51 | 63 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 55-48 | 58 |
| 11 | Watford FC | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 52-49 | 57 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 52-51 | 57 |
| 13 | Queen's Park Rangers | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 58-63 | 57 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 49-54 | 54 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 48-52 | 54 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 48-45 | 54 |
| 17 | Birmingham | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 49-52 | 53 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 57-58 | 51 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 38-49 | 49 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 37-49 | 47 |
| 21 | West Bromwich | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 42-56 | 45 |
| 22 | Portsmouth FC | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40-57 | 42 |
| 23 | Leicester City | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 54-63 | 41 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 39-54 | 41 |