| Pos | Team | P | GD | PTS | DIFF | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | (PTS) | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | 48 | 93 | 24 | 45 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 94 | 46 | 92 | Watford 1-1 Coventry - last season |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 30 | 82 | -18 | 45 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 77 | 47 | 81 | Ipswich 0-0 QPR - last season |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 80 | 16 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 73 | 48 | 79 | Wrexham 3-3 Middlesbrough - last season |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 80 | 14 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 50 | 80 | Millwall 0-1 Oxford United - last season |
| 5 | Southampton | 46 | 24 | 78 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 55 | 77 | Preston 0-0 Southampton - last season |
| 6 | Wrexham | 46 | 4 | 71 | 25 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 66 | 70 | Wrexham 3-3 Middlesbrough - last season |
| 7 | Hull | 46 | 3 | 71 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 66 | 70 | Hull 1-1 Norwich - last season |
| 8 | Derby | 46 | 8 | 69 | 19 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 58 | 69 | Derby 0-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 9 | Norwich | 46 | 8 | 66 | 9 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 55 | 65 | Hull 1-1 Norwich - last season |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 63 | Portsmouth 0-0 Birmingham - last season |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 0 | 62 | -6 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 59 | Bristol City 2-0 Stoke - last season |
| 12 | Swansea | 46 | -4 | 62 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 61 | Swansea 1-1 Charlton - last season |
| 13 | Preston | 46 | -5 | 61 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 60 | Preston 0-0 Southampton - last season |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 46 | 0 | 60 | -32 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 57 | Derby 0-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -9 | 59 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 70 | 58 | Ipswich 0-0 QPR - last season |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -8 | 58 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 62 | 57 | Watford 1-1 Coventry - last season |
| 17 | Stoke | 46 | -5 | 55 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 55 | Bristol City 2-0 Stoke - last season |
| 18 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 55 | -11 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 52 | Blackburn 1-0 Leicester - last season |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 46 | -15 | 55 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 63 | 54 | Portsmouth 0-0 Birmingham - last season |
| 20 | Charlton | 46 | -12 | 54 | 10 | 45 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 56 | 53 | Swansea 1-1 Charlton - last season |
| 21 | West Brom | 46 | -10 | 51 | -11 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 59 | 51 | Sheffield Weds 3-2 West Brom - last season |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | -11 | 50 | -3 | 45 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 57 | 47 | Millwall 0-1 Oxford United - last season |
| 23 | Leicester | 46 | -12 | 43 | -51 | 45 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 69 | 43 | Blackburn 1-0 Leicester - last season |
| 24 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | -60 | 0 | -40 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 90 | -3 | Sheffield Weds 3-2 West Brom - last season |