| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 16 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 16 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 16 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 16 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Burnley | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 16 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 16 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Norwich City | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Coventry City | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 24 | Millwall | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||