| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Watford | 19 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 19 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 19 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Stoke City | 19 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 19 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Southampton | 18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 19 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Norwich City | 19 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Derby County | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Coventry City | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 24 | Millwall | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||