| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
37 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 28 | |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | |
| 3 |
Stoke
|
27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | |
| 4 |
Bristol City
|
26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | |
| 5 |
Preston
|
26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Hull
|
25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | |
| 7 |
Millwall
|
25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -5 | |
| 8 |
Ipswich
|
24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | |
| 9 |
Birmingham
|
24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | |
| 10 |
Leicester
|
24 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | |
| 11 |
Watford
|
23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | |
| 12 |
Derby
|
23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| 13 |
Charlton
|
23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
22 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | |
| 15 |
QPR
|
22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -5 | |
| 16 |
Southampton
|
21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | |
| 17 |
West Bromwich
|
21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | |
| 18 |
Blackburn
|
19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -4 | |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | |
| 20 |
Swansea
|
17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | |
| 21 |
Oxford
|
14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | |
| 22 |
Sheff Utd
|
10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -15 | |
| 23 |
Norwich
|
9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | |
| 24 |
Sheff Wed
|
-4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
- Relegation
