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