| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 43 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 86 | WWDDD |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 76 | DWWLD |
| 3 |  Millwall | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 76 | DWLDW |
| 4 |  Southampton | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 75 | WWWWW |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 43 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 73 | DLDLD |
| 6 |  Hull City | 43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 69 | WDDLD |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 67 | WDLLW |
| 8 |  Derby County | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 66 | WLWLW |
| 9 |  Norwich City | 43 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 61 | WDWLW |
| 10 |  Bristol City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 58 | LWWDL |
| 11 |  Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 58 | WWDDL |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 43 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 57 | LDLWW |
| 13 |  Watford | 43 | 14 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 57 | DLDLL |
| 14 |  Birmingham City | 43 | 15 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 57 | LLLWD |
| 15 |  Swansea City | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 57 | LDDWL |
| 16 |  Preston North End | 43 | 14 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 57 | WDDWL |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 43 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 55 | LWLDL |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 43 | 13 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 51 | DDWWW |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 43 | 12 | 14 | 17 | -12 | 50 | LLDLD |
| 20 |  West Bromwich Albion | 43 | 12 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 49 | WDDDW |
| 21 |  Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 49 | WDDLD |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 43 | 10 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 44 | LDDWL |
| 23 |  Leicester City | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 41 | DDDLL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 1 | 12 | 30 | -57 | -3 | LLDDD |