| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Avg_Pts | |||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 1. | |
| 2 | Derby County | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 1.3 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | .92 | |
| 4 | Preston | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | .91 | |
| 5 | QPR | 10 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | .59 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 1. | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | .82 | |
| 8 | Crystal Pal. | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | .69 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | .82 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | .67 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | .67 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -14 | .53 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -16 | .53 | |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 1. | |
| 15 | Coventry City | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 26 | -16 | .47 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | .5 | |
| 17 | Colchester Utd | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -7 | .4 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -21 | .33 | |
| 19 | Stoke City | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | .43 | |
| 20 | Wolves | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | .3 | |
| 21 | West Brom | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | .25 | |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | .25 | |
| 23 | Southend Utd | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 29 | -25 | .15 | |
| 24 | Leeds United | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 40 | -30 | .06 |