| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 | WLWWW |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | DWWLD |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | WDWWW |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 | DWWWD |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 | WDWDW |
| 6 |  Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 26 | LLWLL |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | DWWDL |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | LWLDW |
| 9 |  West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | WLLDL |
| 10 |  Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | WDWWL |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | DWDWL |
| 12 |  Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | LWWWW |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 | LWLLW |
| 14 |  Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | DWLDW |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 | WLLWD |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 | DLWLL |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 | LDWLL |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 | DLLWL |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 | LLLLW |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 | WLLWD |
| 21 |  Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 | DWLLL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 | LLDDL |
| 23 |  Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 | LDLLW |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 | LDLLW |