Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coventry City | 15 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2. | Middlesbrough FC | 15 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | Stoke City | 15 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | Preston North End | 15 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 5. | Hull City A.F.C. | 15 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 6. | Millwall FC | 15 | 25 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 7. | Ipswich Town | 14 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 8. | Bristol City | 15 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 9. | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | Derby County | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 11. | Birmingham City | 15 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 12. | Leicester City | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 13. | AFC Wrexham | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 14. | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 21 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 15. | Watford FC | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 16. | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 19 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 17. | Southampton FC | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 18. | Swansea City | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 19. | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 16 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 20. | FC Portsmouth | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 21. | Oxford United | 15 | 13 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 22. | Sheffield United | 15 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 23. | Norwich City | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 24. | Sheffield Wednesday -12 * | 15 | -4 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
*) 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)