| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Newcastle | 33 | 35 | 69 | |
| 2 | WBA | 33 | 31 | 63 | |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 34 | 21 | 61 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 33 | 8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 33 | 11 | 54 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 32 | 15 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Utd | 33 | 2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 34 | 9 | 47 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 47 | |
| 10 | Coventry City | 34 | -7 | 46 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 33 | -5 | 45 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 33 | -7 | 42 | |
| 13 | Preston | 33 | -8 | 42 | |
| 14 | Doncaster | 33 | -1 | 41 | |
| 15 | Watford | 31 | -3 | 39 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 33 | -9 | 39 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 33 | -8 | 38 | |
| 18 | Reading | 32 | -9 | 38 | |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 34 | -20 | 38 | |
| 20 | QPR | 32 | -8 | 37 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 32 | -1 | 34 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wed | 33 | -19 | 34 | |
| 23 | Plymouth | 32 | -15 | 29 | |
| 24 | Peterborough | 33 | -20 | 24 |
