Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 38 | |
| Sheffield United | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 36 | |
| Cardiff City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 34 | |
| Bristol City | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 31 | |
| Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 29 | |
| Middlesbrough | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 | |
| Leeds United | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 26 | |
| Derby County | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 26 | |
| Ipswich Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 25 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 24 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 24 | |
| Norwich City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 23 | |
| Brentford | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 | |
| Preston North End | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 21 | |
| Barnsley | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 20 | |
| Fulham | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 20 | |
| Millwall | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 | |
| Reading | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 | |
| Hull City | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 17 | |
| Birmingham City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 15 | |
| Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 13 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 12 | |
| Sunderland | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 11 |