| Rank | Team | Played | Goal Dif | Points |
| 1 | Reading | 46 | 28 | 89 |
| 2 | Southampton | 46 | 39 | 88 |
| 3 | West Ham | 46 | 33 | 86 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 46 | 27 | 76 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 75 |
| 6 | Cardiff | 46 | 13 | 75 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 | Hull | 46 | 3 | 68 |
| 9 | Leicester | 46 | 11 | 66 |
| 10 | Brighton | 46 | 0 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | -8 | 64 |
| 12 | Derby | 46 | -8 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds | 46 | -3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich | 46 | -8 | 61 |
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | -2 | 57 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 46 | -5 | 56 |
| 18 | Peterborough | 46 | -10 | 50 |
| 19 | Nottm Forest | 46 | -15 | 50 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 46 | -24 | 49 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | -25 | 48 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 46 | -9 | 40 |
| 23 | Coventry | 46 | -24 | 40 |
| 24 | Doncaster | 46 | -37 | 36 |