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