| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Ipswich | 46 | 42 | 91 | -9 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 67 | 25 | 20 | Swansea 0-2 Ipswich - last season |
| 2 | Leicester | 46 | 49 | 89 | -11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 81 | 32 | 18 | Norwich 1-1 Leicester - last season |
| 3 | Coventry | 46 | 33 | 75 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 82 | 49 | 31 | Stoke 1-0 Coventry - last season |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 46 | 4 | 75 | -17 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 9 | Sheffield United 2-2 QPR - last season |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 14 | 73 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 26 | Middlesbrough 5-1 Birmingham - last season |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 7 | 69 | -7 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 12 | QPR 0-0 Southampton - last season |
| 7 | Stoke | 46 | 2 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 27 | Stoke 1-0 Coventry - last season |
| 8 | West Brom | 46 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 44 | 18 | West Brom 2-0 Oxford United - last season |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 4 | 66 | -2 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 56 | 22 | Watford 1-0 Bristol City - last season |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | -8 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 24 | Millwall 3-1 Preston - last season |
| 11 | Blackburn | 46 | 2 | 64 | -2 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 50 | 16 | Blackburn 4-2 Derby - last season |
| 12 | Preston | 46 | 4 | 62 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 22 | Preston 0-0 Swansea - last season |
| 13 | Swansea | 46 | -4 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 17 | Preston 0-0 Swansea - last season |
| 14 | Hull | 46 | -2 | 59 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 55 | 22 | Hull 1-1 Portsmouth - last season |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -8 | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 68 | 18 | QPR 0-0 Southampton - last season |
| 16 | Birmingham | 46 | -9 | 58 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 61 | 21 | Middlesbrough 5-1 Birmingham - last season |
| 17 | Charlton | 46 | -9 | 55 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 62 | 23 | Wrexham 1-1 Charlton - last season |
| 18 | Watford | 46 | -9 | 53 | -4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 65 | 19 | Watford 1-0 Bristol City - last season |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | -15 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 67 | 13 | West Brom 2-0 Oxford United - last season |
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | -27 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 82 | 17 | Portsmouth 1-2 Wrexham - last season |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 46 | -23 | 47 | -7 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | 13 | Portsmouth 1-2 Wrexham - last season |
| 22 | Derby | 46 | -17 | 46 | -4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 62 | 20 | Blackburn 4-2 Derby - last season |
| 23 | Norwich | 46 | -14 | 43 | -14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 60 | 74 | 8 | Sheffield Weds 2-0 Norwich - last season |
| 24 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | -24 | 37 | -9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 78 | -5 | Sheffield Weds 2-0 Norwich - last season |