| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 21 |
| 5 | Southampton | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 20 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 13 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 8 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 3 |