| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester_City | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 73 | lWwWwW | |
| 2 | Cardiff_City | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 69 | WwDwWl | |
| 3 | West_Brom | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 69 | wlWwWw | |
| 4 | Watford | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 61 | lDllWl | |
| 5 | Bristol_City | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 60 | WdDwdW | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 58 | lDwWlL | |
| 7 | Huddersfield_Town | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 58 | WwdWwL | |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 57 | lWlWDl | |
| 9 | Stockport_County | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 54 | lLdWlW | |
| 10 | Ipswich_Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 53 | WlLlDd | |
| 11 | Stoke_City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 52 | wWWlLw | |
| 12 | Millwall | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 50 | WDwLwL | |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 50 | WdLlLl | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 48 | lDwWdd | |
| 15 | Norwich_City | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 43 | LdLlWw | |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 40 | WwLlWW | |
| 17 | Nottingham_Forest | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 38 | lLlLlD | |
| 18 | Coventry_City | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 37 | WdWWlW | |
| 19 | Luton_Town | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 82 | -37 | 36 | lLlLlD | |
| 20 | Birmingham_City | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 35 | LlWlLl |