| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Burnley FC | 46 | 93 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 2. | Middlesbrough FC | 46 | 89 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 9 |
| 3. | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 89 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 5 |
| 4. | Hull City A.F.C. | 46 | 83 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
| 5. | Derby County | 46 | 78 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| 6. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 74 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 10 |
| 7. | Ipswich Town | 46 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| 8. | Cardiff City | 46 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| 9. | Brentford FC | 46 | 65 | 72 | 67 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 19 |
| 10. | Birmingham City | 46 | 63 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 11. | Preston North End | 46 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| 12. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
| 13. | Leeds United | 46 | 59 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| 14. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 58 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| 15. | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
| 16. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 55 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
| 17. | Reading FC | 46 | 52 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 18. | Bristol City | 46 | 52 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 19. | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 51 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
| 20. | Fulham FC | 46 | 51 | 66 | 79 | -13 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| 21. | Rotherham United | 46 | 49 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 22. | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 40 | 40 | 80 | -40 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| 23. | Milton Keynes Dons FC | 46 | 39 | 39 | 69 | -30 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
| 24. | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 30 | 41 | 81 | -40 | 5 | 15 | 26 |