| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Newcastle | 28 | 31 | 59 | |
| 2 | WBA | 29 | 28 | 56 | |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 29 | 24 | 55 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 28 | 18 | 45 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 28 | 5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 27 | 3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Utd | 29 | 1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 29 | 8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 28 | -4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 28 | -4 | 37 | |
| 12 | Watford | 28 | -4 | 35 | |
| 13 | Preston | 28 | -7 | 35 | |
| 14 | QPR | 28 | -5 | 34 | |
| 15 | Coventry City | 29 | -8 | 34 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 3 | 33 | |
| 17 | Doncaster | 27 | -2 | 33 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 29 | -11 | 33 | |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 28 | -14 | 33 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wed | 29 | -13 | 31 | |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 28 | -8 | 30 | |
| 22 | Reading | 28 | -15 | 29 | |
| 23 | Plymouth | 27 | -15 | 24 | |
| 24 | Peterborough | 29 | -18 | 21 |
