| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 21 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City | 21 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 20 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Swansea City | 21 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 21 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Bristol City | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Watford | 21 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 21 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 15 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | Barnsley | 20 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 21 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 21 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Reading | 21 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Peterborough United | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||