| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Newcastle | 37 | 43 | 77 | |
| 2 | WBA | 38 | 34 | 75 | |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 38 | 21 | 67 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 37 | 11 | 61 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 38 | 6 | 61 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 37 | 16 | 58 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Utd | 38 | 3 | 53 | |
| 8 | Doncaster | 38 | 4 | 52 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 38 | 6 | 51 | |
| 10 | Coventry City | 38 | -7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 50 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 37 | -10 | 49 | |
| 13 | Reading | 36 | -3 | 48 | |
| 14 | Preston | 38 | -8 | 48 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 38 | -6 | 47 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | -12 | 46 | |
| 17 | QPR | 37 | -5 | 45 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 38 | -11 | 44 | |
| 19 | Watford | 36 | -8 | 42 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 37 | -23 | 41 | |
| 21 | Sheffield Wed | 38 | -18 | 40 | |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 37 | -2 | 39 | |
| 23 | Plymouth | 37 | -17 | 34 | |
| 24 | Peterborough | 38 | -21 | 30 |
