| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolves | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 99 | P |
| 2 | Cardiff | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 90 | P |
| 3 | Fulham | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 88 | p |
| 4 | Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 83 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 76 | |
| 6 | Derby | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 73 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 69 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 67 | |
| 12 | Ipswich | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Norwich | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 60 | |
| 15 | Sheffield Wed | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 57 | |
| 16 | QPR | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 56 | |
| 17 | Nottm Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 53 | |
| 18 | Hull | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 | |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 44 | |
| 21 | Bolton | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 43 | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 41 | R |
| 23 | Burton | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 41 | R |
| 24 | Sunderland | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 37 | R |