| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norwich City | 46 | 94 | 93 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 2. | Sheffield United | 46 | 89 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 |
| 3. | Leeds United | 46 | 83 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 13 |
| 4. | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 80 | 87 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 46 | 76 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 |
| 6. | Derby County | 46 | 74 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| 7. | Middlesbrough FC | 46 | 73 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
| 8. | Bristol City | 46 | 70 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
| 9. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| 10. | Swansea City | 46 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 17 |
| 11. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 64 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 12. | Hull City A.F.C. | 46 | 62 | 66 | 68 | -2 | 17 | 11 | 18 |
| 13. | Brentford FC | 45 | 61 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 14. | Birmingham City | 46 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 13 |
| 15. | Preston North End | 46 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 17 |
| 16. | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 60 | 64 | 69 | -5 | 16 | 12 | 18 |
| 17. | Stoke City | 46 | 55 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 11 | 22 | 13 |
| 18. | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 52 | 51 | 64 | -13 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 19. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 51 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 20. | Reading FC | 46 | 47 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| 21. | Millwall FC | 46 | 44 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 22. | Rotherham United | 46 | 40 | 52 | 83 | -31 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
| 23. | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 32 | 29 | 77 | -48 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 24. | Ipswich Town | 46 | 31 | 36 | 77 | -41 | 5 | 16 | 25 |