| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. | AFC Sunderland | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Sheffield United -2 * | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Burnley FC | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5. | Bristol City | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. | Middlesbrough FC | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7. | Leeds United | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. | Hull City A.F.C. | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9. | Norwich City | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10. | Millwall FC | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 11. | Coventry City | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 12. | Swansea City | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13. | Stoke City | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14. | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15. | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16. | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 17. | Watford FC | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 18. | FC Portsmouth | 8 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19. | Derby County | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20. | Luton Town | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 21. | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22. | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23. | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24. | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)