Standings
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry City
| 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
| 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 |
| 3 |
Millwall
| 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 |
Ipswich Town
| 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 |
Preston North End
| 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 |
Hull City
| 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 |
Queens Park Rangers
| 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 |
Stoke City
| 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 |
Southampton
| 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
| 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 |
Birmingham City
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 |
Watford
| 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 13 |
Leicester City
| 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 14 |
West Brom
| 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 15 |
Wrexham
| 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 16 |
Derby County
| 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 17 |
Sheffield United
| 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 18 |
Swansea
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 19 |
Charlton Athletic
| 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 20 |
Blackburn Rovers
| 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 21 |
Oxford United
| 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 22 |
Portsmouth
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 23 |
Norwich
| 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -3 |
| Key | ||||||
| 1-2 | Automatic Promotion | |||||
| 3-6 | Play-Offs | |||||
| 22-24 | Relegation | |||||
