Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough FC | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City AFC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United FC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City FC | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers FC | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City FC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham AFC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Charlton Athletic FC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 |  Bolton Wanderers FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City FC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford FC | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley FC | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County FC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End FC | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |