| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 40 | |
| 2 |  Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 38 | |
| 3 |  Reading | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 36 | |
| 4 |  Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 36 | |
| 5 |  Ipswich Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 33 | |
| 6 |  Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 33 | |
| 7 |  Burnley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 29 | |
| 8 |  Cardiff City | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 27 | |
| 9 |  Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 | |
| 10 |  Swansea City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 | |
| 11 |  Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 | |
| 12 |  Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 25 | |
| 13 |  Preston North End | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 23 | |
| 14 |  Southampton | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 23 | |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 22 | |
| 16 |  Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 22 | |
| 17 |  Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 22 | |
| 18 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 22 | |
| 19 |  Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 21 | |
| 20 |  Derby County | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | |
| 21 |  Watford | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 19 | |
| 22 |  Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 18 | |
| 23 |  Norwich City | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 14 | |
| 24 |  Charlton Athletic | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 13 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,