| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | 55 | 102 | |
| 2 | WBA | 46 | 41 | 91 | |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 46 | 25 | 79 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 76 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 46 | 16 | 76 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 70 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 3 | 69 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 7 | 65 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 5 | 63 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | -9 | 63 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 8 | 62 | |
| 12 | Doncaster | 46 | 1 | 60 | |
| 13 | QPR | 46 | -7 | 57 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 46 | -10 | 56 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | -11 | 56 | |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -7 | 54 | |
| 17 | Preston | 46 | -15 | 54 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | -16 | 54 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | -17 | 54 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 46 | -22 | 52 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | -3 | 49 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wed | 46 | -20 | 47 | |
| 23 | Plymouth | 46 | -25 | 41 | |
| 24 | Peterborough | 46 | -34 | 34 |
