| # | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 58 | LLWWL |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 58 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Hull City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 53 | WWWWL |
| 4 |  Ipswich | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 51 | DLWWW |
| 5 |  Millwall | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 50 | DWLWW |
| 6 |  Wrexham | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 47 | WWDLW |
| 7 |  Derby | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 45 | WDWWL |
| 8 |  Preston | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 44 | DLLLW |
| 9 |  Bristol City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 43 | LWLDL |
| 10 |  Watford | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 43 | LDDLW |
| 11 |  QPR | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 43 | WLDDW |
| 12 |  Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 42 | LDLDW |
| 13 |  Birmingham | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 42 | WDWDW |
| 14 |  Southampton | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 40 | WDWLL |
| 15 |  Swansea | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 39 | WLWDL |
| 16 |  Leicester | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 38 | LLDLW |
| 17 |  Sheffield Utd | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 36 | DWLLW |
| 18 |  Charlton | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 35 | WLLWD |
| 19 |  Norwich | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 33 | LWWWL |
| 20 |  Portsmouth | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 33 | WDDWL |
| 21 |  West Brom | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 32 | LDLLL |
| 22 |  Blackburn | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 29 | LDLLD |
| 23 |  Oxford United | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 27 | LWDDL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wed | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 57 | -39 | -7 | LLLLL |
