Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 35 | |
| Cardiff City | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |
| Sheffield United | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 30 | |
| Bristol City | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 27 | |
| Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 | |
| Derby County | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 | |
| Leeds United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 | |
| Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 23 | |
| Norwich City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 22 | |
| Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 21 | |
| Ipswich Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 21 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 21 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 20 | |
| Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 19 | |
| Fulham | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 19 | |
| Millwall | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |
| Hull City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 16 | |
| Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 | |
| Reading | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 | |
| Birmingham City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 12 | |
| Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 10 | |
| Burton Albion | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 10 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 8 |