| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | 45 | 91 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 46 | 77 | Swansea 0-2 Coventry - last season |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 35 | 84 | -16 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 43 | 68 | Ipswich 3-1 Millwall - last season |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 23 | 80 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 48 | 70 | Blackburn 0-2 Middlesbrough - last season |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 6 | 76 | 10 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 53 | 68 | Ipswich 3-1 Millwall - last season |
| 5 | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 74 | -2 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 73 | 56 | 57 | Southampton 2-1 Norwich - last season |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 46 | 5 | 69 | -23 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 63 | 58 | 50 | Sheffield United 2-0 Wrexham - last season |
| 7 | Hull | 46 | -1 | 68 | 19 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 65 | 63 | Hull 0-2 Sheffield Weds - last season |
| 8 | Stoke | 46 | 12 | 66 | 15 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 45 | 51 | Preston 1-1 Stoke - last season |
| 9 | Wrexham | 46 | 1 | 66 | 20 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 60 | Watford 0-0 Wrexham - last season |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | -1 | 65 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 53 | Derby 0-1 Birmingham - last season |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 1 | 63 | -5 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 51 | Bristol City 2-1 West Brom - last season |
| 12 | Derby | 46 | 0 | 63 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 57 | Derby 0-1 Birmingham - last season |
| 13 | Charlton | 46 | -5 | 63 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 48 | Charlton 2-1 Norwich - last season |
| 14 | QPR | 46 | -7 | 61 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 69 | 50 | QPR 1-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 15 | Swansea | 46 | -8 | 60 | -1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 61 | 52 | Swansea 0-2 Coventry - last season |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -7 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 60 | 52 | Watford 0-0 Wrexham - last season |
| 17 | Norwich | 46 | 2 | 56 | -1 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 66 | 64 | 51 | Southampton 2-1 Norwich - last season |
| 18 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 56 | 6 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 55 | 49 | Preston 1-1 Stoke - last season |
| 19 | Leicester | 46 | 0 | 54 | -40 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 65 | 38 | Watford 0-4 Leicester - last season |
| 20 | Oxford United | 46 | -12 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 39 | Southampton 2-0 Oxford United - last season |
| 21 | Blackburn | 46 | -15 | 53 | -13 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 55 | 42 | Blackburn 0-2 Middlesbrough - last season |
| 22 | West Brom | 46 | -15 | 50 | -14 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 61 | 40 | Bristol City 2-1 West Brom - last season |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 46 | -18 | 50 | -4 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | 37 | QPR 1-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 24 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | -51 | 8 | -32 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 88 | -6 | Hull 0-2 Sheffield Weds - last season |