| 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 | 25 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 24 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Leicester City | 22 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Swansea City | 24 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 23 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Bristol City | 24 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Watford | 24 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 25 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 15 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| 16 | Barnsley | 23 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 23 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 25 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Reading | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 24 | Peterborough United | 24 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||