EnglandEngland| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 58 | |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 |  Hull City | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 50 | |
| 5 |  Millwall | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 49 | |
| 6 |  Wrexham | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 |  Bristol City | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 43 | |
| 8 |  Watford | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 43 | |
| 9 |  Preston North End | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 43 | |
| 10 |  Stoke City | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 42 | |
| 11 |  Derby County | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 42 | |
| 12 |  Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 | |
| 13 |  Birmingham City | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 39 | |
| 14 |  Leicester City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 38 | |
| 15 |  Southampton | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 37 | |
| 16 |  Swansea City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 36 | |
| 17 |  Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 35 | |
| 18 |  Norwich City | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 33 | |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 32 | |
| 20 |  West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 32 | |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 30 | |
| 22 |  Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 29 | |
| 23 |  Oxford United | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 27 | |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 56 | -38 | -7 |