| POS | TEAM | PLD | GD | PTS | AV'GE | |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 23 | 30 | 51 | 2.22 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 15 | 46 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 79 | 1.72 | |
| 4 | Norwich | 23 | 7 | 39 | 1.70 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 24 | 4 | 40 | 1.67 | |
| 6 | Reading | 45 | 28 | 74 | 1.64 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 43 | 23 | 69 | 1.60 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 19 | 71 | 1.58 | |
| 9 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 72 | 1.57 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 24 | 6 | 36 | 1.50 | |
| 11 | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 32 | 1.45 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 48 | 3 | 68 | 1.42 | |
| 13 | Millwall | 23 | 5 | 32 | 1.39 | |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 22 | 1 | 30 | 1.36 | |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | -3 | 60 | 1.36 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 45 | 4 | 60 | 1.33 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 45 | -9 | 59 | 1.31 | |
| 18 | Hull City | 23 | -3 | 30 | 1.30 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | -8 | 60 | 1.30 | |
| 20 | Bristol City | 45 | -18 | 58 | 1.29 | |
| 21 | Watford | 44 | 5 | 55 | 1.25 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | -6 | 28 | 1.22 | |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 45 | -9 | 55 | 1.22 | |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 45 | -6 | 54 | 1.20 | |
| 25 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | -13 | 52 | 1.18 | |
| 26 | Barnsley | 46 | -17 | 53 | 1.15 | |
| 27 | Crystal Palace | 45 | -20 | 47 | 1.04 | |
| 28 | Preston North End | 45 | -28 | 44 | 0.98 | |
| 29 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | -12 | 20 | 0.87 | |
| 30 | Peterborough United | 22 | -22 | 16 | 0.73 |