Standings
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leeds United
| 45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 97 |
| 2 |
Burnley
| 45 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 97 |
| 3 |
Sheffield United
| 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 89 |
| 4 |
Sunderland
| 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 76 |
| 5 |
Bristol City
| 45 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 67 |
| 6 |
Coventry City
| 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 66 |
| 7 |
Millwall
| 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 66 |
| 8 |
Blackburn Rovers
| 45 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 65 |
| 9 |
Middlesbrough
| 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 64 |
| 10 |
West Brom
| 45 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 61 |
| 11 |
Swansea
| 45 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 60 |
| 12 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 57 |
| 13 |
Watford
| 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 56 |
| 14 |
Norwich
| 45 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 54 |
| 15 |
Queens Park Rangers
| 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 53 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
| 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 53 |
| 17 |
Oxford United
| 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 52 |
| 18 |
Stoke City
| 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| 19 |
Derby County
| 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 49 |
| 20 |
Preston North End
| 45 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 49 |
| 21 |
Luton Town
| 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 49 |
| 22 |
Hull City
| 45 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 48 |
| 23 |
Plymouth Argyle
| 45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 46 |
| 24 |
Cardiff City
| 45 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 44 |
| Key | ||||||
| 1-2 | Automatic Promotion | |||||
| 3-6 | Play-Offs | |||||
| 22-24 | Relegation | |||||
