Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry City | 23 | 51 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 3. | Ipswich Town | 23 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 4. | Hull City A.F.C. | 23 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| 5. | Preston North End | 23 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 6. | Bristol City | 23 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 7. | Millwall FC | 23 | 36 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 8. | Watford FC | 23 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 9. | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 35 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| 10. | Stoke City | 23 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 11. | Derby County | 23 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 12. | Southampton FC | 23 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 13. | AFC Wrexham | 23 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 14. | Leicester City | 23 | 31 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 15. | Birmingham City | 23 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 16. | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 28 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 17. | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 27 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 18. | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| 19. | Sheffield United | 23 | 26 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 20. | Swansea City | 23 | 26 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 21. | Oxford United | 23 | 22 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 22. | FC Portsmouth | 22 | 22 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 23. | Norwich City | 23 | 21 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 24. | Sheffield Wednesday -18 * | 22 | -8 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)