| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 29 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 27 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 29 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 29 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 29 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Cardiff City | 29 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 29 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 28 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 27 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 29 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Norwich City | 28 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 28 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Hull City | 29 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 29 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Barnsley | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 23 | Leeds United | 28 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | ||||