| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 59 | +31 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 24 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 42 | 56 | +31 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 41 |
| 3 | Southampton | 42 | 52 | +18 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 53 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 51 | +13 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 53 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 47 | +3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 58 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 46 | +2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 45 | +5 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 58 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 44 | +13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 43 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 43 | +3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 57 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 41 | +7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 40 | +1 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 46 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 42 | 40 | -2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 64 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 40 | -3 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 59 |
| 14 | 42 | 40 | -4 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 72 | |
| 15 | Brentford | 42 | 40 | -17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 61 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 39 | -1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 55 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 38 | -18 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 58 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 42 | 36 | -10 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 72 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 35 | -6 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 60 |
| 20 | 42 | 34 | -10 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 68 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 29 | -26 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 66 |
| 22 | Millwall | 42 | 29 | -30 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 74 |