| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Millwall | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Hull City | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Southampton | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Derby County | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Watford FC | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 18 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 26 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 23 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -16 | 18 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 20 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -24 | 7 |
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