| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Avg_Pts | |||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 2.59 | |
| 2 | West Brom | 37 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 2.31 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 36 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2.57 | |
| 4 | Wolves | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2.4 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 35 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 2.19 | |
| 6 | Colchester Utd | 34 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2.62 | |
| 7 | Preston | 31 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 2.82 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2.14 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2.14 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2.23 | |
| 11 | Sunderland | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2. | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wed | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2.27 | |
| 13 | Coventry City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3. | |
| 14 | Luton Town | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2.09 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2. | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1.91 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2.1 | |
| 18 | Crystal Pal. | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1.82 | |
| 19 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2.71 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1.8 | |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1.7 | |
| 22 | QPR | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2.13 | |
| 23 | Southend Utd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1.43 | |
| 24 | Hull City | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1.5 |