Table
| P | Pts | Goals | Diff | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norwich City | 43 | 87 | 87:53 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 2. | Sheffield United | 43 | 82 | 71:39 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 9 |
| 3. | Leeds United | 43 | 82 | 70:44 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 11 |
| 4. | West Bromwich Albion | 43 | 76 | 84:58 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 11 |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 43 | 72 | 79:58 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 |
| 6. | FC Middlesbrough | 43 | 67 | 45:36 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| 7. | Bristol City | 42 | 66 | 56:47 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| 8. | Derby County | 42 | 64 | 61:52 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| 9. | Preston North End | 43 | 60 | 64:59 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 15 |
| 10. | Hull City A.F.C. | 43 | 60 | 63:62 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 |
| 11. | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 60 | 54:57 | -3 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 12. | Swansea City | 42 | 59 | 59:57 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 17 |
| 13. | Nottingham Forest | 43 | 57 | 56:54 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| 14. | Birmingham City | 43 | 56 | 60:56 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| 15. | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | 56 | 59:65 | -6 | 15 | 11 | 17 |
| 16. | Brentford FC | 43 | 55 | 67:59 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| 17. | FC Stoke City | 43 | 52 | 41:48 | -7 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
| 18. | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 48 | 51:67 | -16 | 13 | 9 | 21 |
| 19. | FC Reading | 43 | 45 | 48:64 | -16 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| 20. | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 45 | 47:63 | -16 | 11 | 12 | 20 |
| 21. | FC Millwall | 42 | 43 | 47:60 | -13 | 10 | 13 | 19 |
| 22. | Rotherham United | 43 | 40 | 49:76 | -27 | 8 | 16 | 19 |
| 23. | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | 32 | 29:74 | -45 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 24. | Ipswich Town | 43 | 28 | 33:72 | -39 | 4 | 16 | 23 |