| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 77 | — | |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 70 | — | |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 68 | — | |
| 4 |  Millwall | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 68 | — | |
| 5 |  Hull City | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 63 | — | |
| 6 |  Wrexham | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 60 | — | |
| 7 |  Southampton | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 57 | — | |
| 8 |  Derby County | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 57 | — | |
| 9 |  Birmingham City | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 | — | |
| 10 |  Watford | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 52 | — | |
| 11 |  Swansea City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 52 | — | |
| 12 |  Norwich City | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 51 | — | |
| 13 |  Stoke City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 51 | — | |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 | — | |
| 15 |  Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 50 | — | |
| 16 |  Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 50 | — | |
| 17 |  Preston North End | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 49 | — | |
| 18 |  Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 48 | — | |
| 19 |  Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 42 | — | |
| 20 |  Portsmouth | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 40 | — | |
| 21 |  West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 40 | — | |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 39 | — | |
| 23 |  Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 38 | — | |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 76 | -53 | -6 | — |
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