| # | Team | PL | W | D | L | +/- | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72-35 | 37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63-31 | 32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 72-42 | 30 | 89 |
| 4 | Hull | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69-35 | 34 | 83 |
| 5 | Derby | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66-43 | 23 | 78 |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66-45 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53-51 | 2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 56-51 | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 72-67 | 5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 53-49 | 4 | 63 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 45-45 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | QPR | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54-54 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50-58 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53-58 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46-46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43-47 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52-59 | -7 | 52 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54-71 | -17 | 52 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59-70 | -11 | 51 |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66-79 | -13 | 51 |
| 21 | Rotherham | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53-71 | -18 | 49 |
| 22 | Charlton | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40-80 | -40 | 40 |
| 23 | MK Dons | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39-69 | -30 | 39 |
| 24 | Bolton | 46 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41-81 | -40 | 30 |