| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 43 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 6 | Hull City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 42 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 42 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 38 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 36 |
| 13 | Burnley | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 35 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 35 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 33 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 32 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 31 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 31 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 30 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 28 |
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 |
| 24 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 28 |