| Par. | Pts | Goles | Dif | P.G. | P.E. | P.P. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield United -2 * | 28 | 58 | 40:18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| 2. | Leeds United | 27 | 56 | 51:19 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 3. | AFC Sunderland | 28 | 54 | 40:22 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 4. | FC Burnley | 27 | 53 | 31:9 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| 5. | FC Middlesbrough | 28 | 44 | 46:34 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| 6. | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 42 | 31:26 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| 7. | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 41 | 33:24 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 8. | FC Watford | 28 | 41 | 39:39 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
| 9. | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 38 | 32:35 | -3 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 10. | Bristol City | 27 | 37 | 33:31 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| 11. | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 37 | 38:43 | -5 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| 12. | Norwich City | 27 | 36 | 43:39 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 13. | Coventry City | 28 | 35 | 37:37 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| 14. | Oxford United | 28 | 35 | 33:43 | -10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| 15. | Swansea City | 28 | 34 | 31:35 | -4 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| 16. | Preston North End | 28 | 34 | 30:35 | -5 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| 17. | FC Millwall | 27 | 31 | 26:26 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 18. | FC Stoke City | 27 | 28 | 25:33 | -8 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| 19. | Cardiff City | 28 | 28 | 31:43 | -12 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 20. | Derby County | 28 | 27 | 31:38 | -7 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 21. | Hull City A.F.C. | 28 | 26 | 27:38 | -11 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 22. | FC Portsmouth | 26 | 26 | 32:45 | -13 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 23. | Luton Town | 28 | 26 | 29:47 | -18 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 24. | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 21 | 25:55 | -30 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
*) Los valores marcados representan los puntos iniciales que ya han sido considerados en la puntuación total de la tabla (pero que no han sido considerados en los puntos de la tabla "local" o la tabla "visitante")