| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Blackpool | 19 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Norwich City | 19 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 19 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Carlisle United | 19 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 20 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 19 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Hull City | 19 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 19 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |||