| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Blackpool | 18 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 18 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 18 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Norwich City | 17 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 18 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 18 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 17 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Hull City | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |||