| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Norwich City | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 16 | Preston North End | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Swansea Town | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||