| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 14 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 4 | Reading | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 14 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Bristol City | 14 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 14 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Swansea City | 14 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 21 | Barnsley | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||