Standings
Full standings
| # ↑ | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42:26 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Millwall | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27:22 | 5 | 37 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34:25 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Norwich | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35:26 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Hull City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32:28 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Southampton | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 41:36 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Derby | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32:28 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20:28 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Preston | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23:28 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Sheffield Utd | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 26:32 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | QPR | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21:33 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Charlton | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17:26 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20:35 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Leicester | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26:34 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | Swansea | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20:30 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | West Brom | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19:31 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17:33 | -16 | 19 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21:30 | -9 | 18 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14:40 | -26 | 8 |
