| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 98 | +52 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 46 | 92 | +33 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 80 | +20 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 79 | +15 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 76 | +37 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 74 | +32 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 70 | +16 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 69 | +11 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 66 | -10 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 46 | 65 | +3 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 73 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 62 | -9 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 61 | -2 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 60 | -16 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 70 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 59 | +7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 55 | -24 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 54 | -12 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 52 | -19 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 52 | -22 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 73 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 46 | 50 | -16 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 62 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 46 | 50 | -24 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 69 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 46 | -17 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 73 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 45 | -18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 67 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 39 | -37 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 85 |