| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 59 | W W D D W | ? |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 58 | W W W L D | ? |
| 3 | Burnley | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 56 | W D W D D | ? |
| 4 | Sunderland | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 54 | W D W W L | ? |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 44 | W L D W D | ? |
| 6 | Blackburn | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 42 | L L W L D | ? |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 41 | L D D W D | ? |
| 8 | Watford | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 41 | L W D L L | ? |
| 9 | Bristol City | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 38 | D L W D W | ? |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 38 | W W W W D | ? |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 38 | D L D W L | ? |
| 12 | Norwich | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 36 | L L W W D | ? |
| 13 | Coventry | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 35 | W W L D D | ? |
| 14 | Oxford | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 35 | W W D D W | ? |
| 15 | Swansea | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 34 | L L D L W | ? |
| 16 | Preston | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 34 | W D D L W | ? |
| 17 | Millwall | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 31 | D L D L D | ? |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 29 | W W L L W | ? |
| 19 | Stoke | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 28 | L D D D W | ? |
| 20 | Cardiff | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 28 | D W D D D | ? |
| 21 | Derby | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 27 | L L L L L | ? |
| 22 | Hull | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 26 | L W D L W | ? |
| 23 | Luton | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 26 | L D L L L | ? |
| 24 | Plymouth | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 60 | -35 | 21 | L L D D D | ? |