| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 84 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 27 | |||
| 2 | Blackpool | 42 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 42 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Swindon Town | 42 | 67 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Millwall | 42 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 42 | |||
| 13 | 42 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | ||||
| 14 | Bristol City | 42 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 38 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 45 | |||
| 18 | Birmingham City | 42 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 56 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 42 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 48 | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | |||
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | |||