| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 21 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 21 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 21 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 21 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 20 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Leeds United | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Swindon Town | 20 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 20 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Oxford United | 21 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Bradford City | 21 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 21 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 23 | Walsall | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 24 | Birmingham City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |||