| P | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | WBA | 30 | 30 | 59 | |
| 2 | Newcastle | 29 | 28 | 59 | |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 30 | 23 | 55 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 29 | 20 | 48 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 29 | 6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 28 | 3 | 43 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Utd | 30 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 8 | 41 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 30 | 6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 29 | -5 | 39 | |
| 11 | Watford | 29 | -2 | 38 | |
| 12 | Preston | 29 | -6 | 38 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 29 | -6 | 37 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 30 | -7 | 37 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 30 | -8 | 36 | |
| 16 | Doncaster | 28 | -2 | 34 | |
| 17 | QPR | 29 | -6 | 34 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wed | 30 | -11 | 34 | |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 2 | 33 | |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 29 | -7 | 33 | |
| 21 | Scunthorpe | 29 | -16 | 33 | |
| 22 | Reading | 29 | -14 | 32 | |
| 23 | Plymouth | 28 | -16 | 24 | |
| 24 | Peterborough | 30 | -20 | 21 |
