| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 85 | LWWDD |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 75 | DWDWW |
| 3 |  Millwall | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 73 | LDWLD |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 72 | LDDLD |
| 5 |  Hull City | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 68 | WLWDD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 66 | DWWWW |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 41 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 64 | WLWDL |
| 8 |  Derby County | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 63 | LWWLW |
| 9 |  Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 58 | LWDWL |
| 10 |  Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 58 | DLWWD |
| 11 |  Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 58 | WWWDD |
| 12 |  Watford | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 57 | LWDLD |
| 13 |  Stoke City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 54 | DWLWL |
| 14 |  Preston North End | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 54 | LLWDD |
| 15 |  Swansea City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 54 | WLLDD |
| 16 |  Birmingham City | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 53 | WDLLL |
| 17 |  Sheffield United | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | -1 | 51 | LDLDL |
| 18 |  Charlton Athletic | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 49 | WDLLD |
| 19 |  Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 47 | LWDWD |
| 20 |  West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | -14 | 46 | WWDDD |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -17 | 42 | LLLDD |
| 22 |  Leicester City | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 41 | WLDDD |
| 23 |  Oxford United | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 41 | WDLDD |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1 | 11 | 30 | -57 | -4 | LLLDD |
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