| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14-36 | -10 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 50-18 | 43 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24-19 | 33 |
| 4 | Millwall | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22-25 | 31 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25-19 | 30 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26-14 | 30 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26-20 | 29 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30-19 | 28 |
| 9 | Hull City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30-30 | 28 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27-20 | 28 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23-20 | 26 |
| 12 | Derby County | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25-25 | 26 |
| 13 | Queen's Park Rangers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22-28 | 25 |
| 14 | West Bromwich | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20-22 | 25 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28-25 | 24 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22-23 | 24 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24-23 | 24 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18-23 | 23 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18-23 | 21 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20-28 | 19 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20-25 | 18 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18-27 | 17 |
| 23 | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15-25 | 17 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19-29 | 13 |