| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 46 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 95 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Leicester 3-0 Sheffield Weds - last season |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 69 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Birmingham 1-4 Ipswich - last season |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 92 | 0 | Sheffield United 1-1 Bristol City - last season |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 0 | Southampton 2-2 Wrexham - last season |
| 5 | Coventry | 46 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 0 | Coventry 2-1 Hull - last season |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | Sheffield United 1-1 Bristol City - last season |
| 7 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 0 | West Brom 0-2 Blackburn - last season |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | Norwich 2-1 Millwall - last season |
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 | West Brom 0-2 Blackburn - last season |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 0 | Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea - last season |
| 11 | Swansea | 46 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 0 | 61 | 0 | Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea - last season |
| 12 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 0 | 58 | 0 | Leicester 3-0 Sheffield Weds - last season |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 71 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 0 | Norwich 2-1 Millwall - last season |
| 14 | Watford | 46 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | Charlton 1-1 Watford - last season |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 0 | 56 | 0 | QPR 2-1 Preston - last season |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 0 | 54 | 0 | Oxford United 0-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 0 | 53 | 0 | Oxford United 0-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 18 | Stoke | 46 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 0 | 51 | 0 | Stoke 2-1 Derby - last season |
| 19 | Derby | 46 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | Stoke 2-1 Derby - last season |
| 20 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 0 | 50 | 0 | QPR 2-1 Preston - last season |
| 21 | Hull | 46 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | Coventry 2-1 Hull - last season |
| 22 | Birmingham | 46 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 0 | 49 | 0 | Birmingham 1-4 Ipswich - last season |
| 23 | Wrexham | 46 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 88 | -37 | 0 | 46 | 0 | Southampton 2-2 Wrexham - last season |
| 24 | Charlton | 46 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 0 | 44 | 0 | Charlton 1-1 Watford - last season |