| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 24 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 24 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 24 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 24 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 24 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 24 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 24 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Norwich City | 24 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 24 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Barnsley | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Leeds United | 24 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 24 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 | ||||