Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 95 | 30 | 65 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 2. | Burnley FC | 46 | 100 | 69 | 16 | 53 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 3. | Sheffield United -2 * | 46 | 90 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 10 |
| 4. | AFC Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
| 5. | Coventry City | 46 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 17 |
| 6. | Bristol City | 46 | 68 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| 7. | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 66 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 18 |
| 8. | Millwall FC | 46 | 66 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 18 | 12 | 16 |
| 9. | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
| 10. | Middlesbrough FC | 46 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
| 11. | Swansea City | 46 | 61 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 17 | 10 | 19 |
| 12. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 58 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| 13. | Norwich City | 46 | 57 | 71 | 68 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| 14. | Watford FC | 46 | 57 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 16 | 9 | 21 |
| 15. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 56 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 16. | FC Portsmouth | 46 | 54 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
| 17. | Oxford United | 46 | 53 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| 18. | Stoke City | 46 | 51 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| 19. | Derby County | 46 | 50 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 13 | 11 | 22 |
| 20. | Preston North End | 46 | 50 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 10 | 20 | 16 |
| 21. | Hull City A.F.C. | 46 | 49 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| 22. | Luton Town | 46 | 49 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 23. | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 46 | 51 | 88 | -37 | 11 | 13 | 22 |
| 24. | Cardiff City | 46 | 44 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 9 | 17 | 20 |
*) 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)