Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry City | 32 | 62 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| 2. | Middlesbrough FC | 32 | 61 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| 3. | Millwall FC | 32 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 4. | Ipswich Town | 30 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 5. | Hull City A.F.C. | 31 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 9 |
| 6. | Derby County | 32 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 7. | AFC Wrexham | 32 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 8. | Preston North End | 32 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 9. | Bristol City | 32 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| 10. | Southampton FC | 32 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| 11. | Birmingham City | 32 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| 12. | Watford FC | 32 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 13. | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 44 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| 14. | Stoke City | 32 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| 15. | Sheffield United | 32 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 16. | Swansea City | 32 | 42 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| 17. | Norwich City | 32 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| 18. | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 39 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| 19. | FC Portsmouth | 31 | 36 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 20. | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 35 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
| 21. | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 34 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 22. | Leicester City -6 * | 32 | 32 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| 23. | Oxford United | 32 | 28 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 24. | Sheffield Wednesday -18 * | 32 | -7 | 19 | 64 | -45 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
*) 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)