| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 95 | P |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | 34 | 93 | P |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 85 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 45 | 15 | 81 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 81 | P |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 57 | 28 | 80 | |
| 7 | Leeds | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 75 | |
| 8 | Norwich | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | 16 | 70 | |
| 9 | Derby | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 67 | |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 64 | |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 62 | |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 62 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 62 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 58 | |
| 15 | Wolves | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 58 | |
| 16 | Ipswich | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 55 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 54 | |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 53 | |
| 20 | Burton | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Nottm For | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 51 | R |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 42 | R |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | -58 | 23 | R |