| Pos | Team | Live | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 83 | WWLWW | |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 2-1 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 72 | WDDWD |
| 3 |  Millwall | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 72 | WLDWL | |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 71 | WLDDL | |
| 5 |  Hull City | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 67 | LWLWD | |
| 6 |  Wrexham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 64 | LWLWD | |
| 7 |  Southampton | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 63 | WDWWW | |
| 8 |  Derby County | 1-0 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 63 | WLWWL |
| 9 |  Norwich City | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 58 | WLWDW | |
| 10 |  Watford | 1-1 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 57 | DLWDL |
| 11 |  Bristol City | 1-0 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 57 | LLDLW |
| 12 |  Preston North End | 1-0 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 56 | LLLWD |
| 13 |  Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 56 | LLWWW |
| 14 |  Stoke City | 1-0 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 54 | LDWLW |
| 15 |  Birmingham City | 2-1 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 53 | LWDLL |
| 16 |  Swansea City | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 53 | WWLLD | |
| 17 |  Sheffield United | 1-0 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | -1 | 51 | DLDLD |
| 18 |  Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 49 | WWDLL |
| 19 |  Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 47 | DLWDW |
| 20 |  West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -14 | 45 | DDWWD |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -17 | 42 | LLLDD | |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 41 | WDLDD | |
| 23 |  Leicester City | 1-0 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 40 | DWLDD |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 30 | -56 | -3 | LDLLL |
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