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