| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 24 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Swansea City | 25 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 25 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Leicester City | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 25 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 24 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Bristol City | 25 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Watford | 25 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 26 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley | 24 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 26 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Reading | 25 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 24 | Peterborough United | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||