| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 61 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 59 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Hull City | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 54 |
| 5 | Millwall | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 53 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 47 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Southampton | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 46 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 46 |
| 11 | Derby County | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| 12 | Watford FC | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 44 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 44 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 42 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | -1 | 39 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 36 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 34 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 33 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 32 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 28 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 1 | 8 | 22 | -44 | 0 |
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