| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 65 | 100 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Burnley | 46 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 53 | 100 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 90 | LWWDW |
| 4 |  Sunderland | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 76 | WDWLL |
| 5 |  Coventry | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 69 | DLWLL |
| 6 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 68 | LLDLL |
| 7 |  Blackburn | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 66 | DWWWW |
| 8 |  Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 66 | LWWLW |
| 9 |  West Brom | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 64 | WDLLW |
| 10 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 64 | LDLWL |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 61 | DLWWW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 58 | DDWLL |
| 13 |  Norwich | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 57 | WDLLL |
| 14 |  Watford | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 57 | DLLLL |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 56 | WLLWD |
| 16 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 54 | DDWWD |
| 17 |  Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -16 | 53 | DWDLW |
| 18 |  Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -17 | 51 | DLLWW |
| 19 |  Derby | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 50 | DWWLD |
| 20 |  Preston | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | -11 | 50 | DLLLL |
| 21 |  Hull City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 49 | DLWLD |
| 22 |  Luton | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 49 | LWWWL |
| 23 |  Plymouth | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | -37 | 46 | LWWLW |
| 24 |  Cardiff | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | -25 | 44 | LDDLL |