| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 53 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 2. | Cardiff City | 23 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. | Aston Villa | 23 | 49 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 4. | Fulham FC | 23 | 47 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 5. | Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Millwall FC | 23 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 7. | Derby County | 23 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 8. | Sheffield United | 23 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 9. | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 10. | Bristol City | 23 | 39 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 11. | Brentford FC | 23 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 12. | Leeds United | 23 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 13. | Preston North End | 23 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 14. | Ipswich Town | 23 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 15. | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 33 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 16. | Birmingham City | 23 | 33 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 17. | Norwich City | 23 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 18. | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 19. | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 31 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 20. | Hull City A.F.C. | 23 | 29 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 21. | Barnsley FC | 23 | 24 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 22. | Reading FC | 23 | 23 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 23. | Burton Albion | 23 | 17 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 24. | AFC Sunderland | 23 | 16 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 3 | 7 | 13 |