| Team | PL | GD | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds United Leeds United | 42 | 53 | 88 |
| 2 |  Burnley Burnley | 42 | 44 | 88 |
| 3 |  Sheffield United Sheffield United | 42 | 24 | 83 |
| 4 |  Sunderland Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 76 |
| 5 |  Bristol City Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 64 |
| 6 |  Coventry Coventry | 41 | 5 | 62 |
| 7 |  West Bromwich West Bromwich | 42 | 12 | 60 |
| 8 |  Middlesbrough Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 60 |
| 9 |  Millwall Millwall | 42 | 0 | 60 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Blackburn | 42 | 0 | 56 |
| 11 |  Watford Watford | 42 | -5 | 56 |
| 12 |  Swansea Swansea | 42 | -6 | 54 |
| 13 |  Norwich Norwich | 42 | 5 | 53 |
| 14 |  Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | -8 | 53 |
| 15 |  QPR QPR | 42 | -6 | 50 |
| 16 |  Preston Preston | 42 | -8 | 49 |
| 17 |  Oxford Oxford | 42 | -17 | 48 |
| 18 |  Stoke Stoke | 42 | -11 | 47 |
| 19 |  Portsmouth Portsmouth | 42 | -16 | 46 |
| 20 |  Hull Hull | 41 | -9 | 44 |
| 21 |  Derby Derby | 42 | -10 | 43 |
| 22 |  Cardiff Cardiff | 42 | -21 | 42 |
| 23 |  Luton Luton | 42 | -26 | 40 |
| 24 |  Plymouth Plymouth | 42 | -38 | 40 |