Standings
Full standings
| # ↑ | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43:17 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 38:15 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Southampton | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 34:15 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Millwall | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Birmingham | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35:20 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28:17 | 11 | 36 |
| 8 | Swansea | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31:26 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Derby | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30:25 | 5 | 36 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39:35 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Hull City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33:33 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32:22 | 10 | 33 |
| 13 | QPR | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37:32 | 5 | 33 |
| 14 | Sheffield Utd | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35:27 | 8 | 31 |
| 15 | Preston | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27:27 | 0 | 31 |
| 16 | West Brom | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25:25 | 0 | 30 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24:22 | 2 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31:31 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Charlton | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20:23 | -3 | 28 |
| 20 | Norwich | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24:26 | -2 | 26 |
| 21 | Leicester | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28:31 | -3 | 26 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20:25 | -5 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackburn | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19:26 | -7 | 21 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 12:43 | -31 | 7 |
