| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 44 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 34 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | QPR | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Southampton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Watford | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Hull City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | Derby County | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 23 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 19 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Norwich City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 14 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -22 | -9 |