| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol_City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 78 | WwWwlW | |
| 2 | Sheffield_United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 68 | wDdDwD | |
| 3 | Brighton | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 62 | ddDdWw | |
| 4 | Luton_Town | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 61 | dWwwLw | |
| 5 | Wolves | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 59 | wWdLLl | |
| 6 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 58 | wWdLwW | |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 54 | DlDwDw | |
| 8 | Huddersfield_Town | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 53 | WllLwL | |
| 9 | Birmingham_City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 52 | LlDwWd | |
| 10 | Norwich_City | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 51 | LdWwWd | |
| 11 | Ipswich_Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 51 | DwLwWl | |
| 12 | Millwall | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 49 | DlLwLl | |
| 13 | Coventry_City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 49 | dWdDwd | |
| 14 | West_Brom | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 48 | WdDWlD | |
| 15 | Stockport_County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 47 | lLwLdW | |
| 16 | Nottingham_Forest | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 43 | LwDlLD | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 42 | LDdLlL | |
| 18 | Stoke_City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 42 | wDLdDd | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 40 | lLwLdD | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 74 | -34 | 37 | lLlLlL |