| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 37 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Hull City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Millwall | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Watford FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -15 | 10 |
| 23 | Norwich City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -17 | 0 |
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