| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | 40 | 89 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 91 | 51 | 58 | QPR 1-1 Coventry - last season |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 41 | 87 | -13 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 74 | 33 | 50 | Ipswich 0-0 Preston - last season |
| 3 | Leicester | 46 | 25 | 77 | -23 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 75 | 50 | 38 | Leicester 7-0 Charlton - last season |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 46 | 10 | 76 | -16 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 52 | 36 | Millwall 0-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 74 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 51 | 55 | Middlesbrough 0-0 Norwich - last season |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 70 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 63 | 52 | 43 | Bristol City 1-0 Derby - last season |
| 7 | Stoke | 46 | 12 | 67 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 39 | 42 | Stoke 1-0 Southampton - last season |
| 8 | QPR | 46 | 2 | 67 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 65 | 63 | 40 | QPR 1-1 Coventry - last season |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | -6 | 67 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 57 | 49 | Millwall 0-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 10 | Southampton | 46 | 2 | 64 | -12 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 37 | Stoke 1-0 Southampton - last season |
| 11 | Hull | 46 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 50 | Blackburn 0-1 Hull - last season |
| 12 | Preston | 46 | 2 | 62 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 52 | 50 | 43 | Ipswich 0-0 Preston - last season |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | -2 | 60 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 61 | 43 | Watford 1-0 Swansea - last season |
| 14 | Birmingham | 46 | -3 | 60 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 39 | Oxford United 3-2 Birmingham - last season |
| 15 | Oxford United | 46 | -5 | 57 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 53 | 28 | Oxford United 3-2 Birmingham - last season |
| 16 | Derby | 46 | -7 | 57 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 42 | Bristol City 1-0 Derby - last season |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | -17 | 57 | 11 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 44 | Sheffield Weds 4-0 Wrexham - last season |
| 18 | Swansea | 46 | -13 | 55 | -6 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 62 | 36 | Watford 1-0 Swansea - last season |
| 19 | West Brom | 46 | -8 | 54 | -10 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 57 | 32 | Portsmouth 0-3 West Brom - last season |
| 20 | Charlton | 46 | -17 | 52 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 65 | 32 | Leicester 7-0 Charlton - last season |
| 21 | Blackburn | 46 | -11 | 51 | -15 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 55 | 29 | Blackburn 0-1 Hull - last season |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 46 | -22 | 49 | -5 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 67 | 30 | Portsmouth 0-3 West Brom - last season |
| 23 | Norwich | 46 | -12 | 44 | -13 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 61 | 73 | 33 | Middlesbrough 0-0 Norwich - last season |
| 24 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | -37 | 21 | -19 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 86 | -7 | Sheffield Weds 4-0 Wrexham - last season |