| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 99 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 7 |
| 2. | Cardiff City | 46 | 90 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 10 |
| 3. | Fulham FC | 46 | 88 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 8 |
| 4. | Aston Villa | 46 | 83 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
| 5. | Middlesbrough FC | 46 | 76 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 14 |
| 6. | Derby County | 46 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| 7. | Preston North End | 46 | 73 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| 8. | Millwall FC | 46 | 72 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| 9. | Brentford FC | 46 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| 10. | Sheffield United | 46 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 17 |
| 11. | Bristol City | 46 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| 12. | Ipswich Town | 46 | 60 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 17 | 9 | 20 |
| 13. | Leeds United | 46 | 60 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 17 | 9 | 20 |
| 14. | Norwich City | 46 | 60 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 15. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 57 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| 16. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 56 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 15 | 11 | 20 |
| 17. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 53 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 18. | Hull City A.F.C. | 46 | 49 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| 19. | Birmingham City | 46 | 46 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 20. | Reading FC | 46 | 44 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 21. | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 43 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 22. | Barnsley FC | 46 | 41 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 23. | Burton Albion | 46 | 41 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 24. | AFC Sunderland | 46 | 37 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 7 | 16 | 23 |