| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Reading | 29 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 29 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 28 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 29 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 29 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Swansea City | 29 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 28 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 33 | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 29 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Blackpool | 29 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Barnsley | 29 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Norwich City | 29 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Watford | 29 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 21 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| 22 | Derby County | 28 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 23 | Southampton | 29 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |||