| Pos | Team | P | (P) | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | (PTS) | PTS | DIFF | Next fixture |
|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 46 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 33 | 93 | 6 | Coventry 1-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 2 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 77 | 38 | 39 | 27 | 92 | -4 | Bristol City 0-1 Burnley - last season |
| 3 | Leeds | 46 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 29 | 85 | -5 | Swansea 0-4 Leeds - last season |
| 4 | Luton | 46 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 84 | -13 | Luton 0-1 Hull - last season |
| 5 | West Brom | 46 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 77 | 2 | West Brom 1-0 Norwich - last season |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 42 | 22 | 31 | 72 | 16 | Millwall 1-1 Sunderland - last season |
| 7 | Norwich | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 18 | 69 | -4 | West Brom 1-0 Norwich - last season |
| 8 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 25 | 67 | 11 | Plymouth 3-3 Watford - last season |
| 9 | Hull | 46 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 15 | 66 | -4 | Luton 0-1 Hull - last season |
| 10 | Cardiff | 46 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 15 | 66 | 4 | Sheffield Weds 1-2 Cardiff - last season |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 22 | 63 | 1 | Bristol City 0-1 Burnley - last season |
| 12 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 23 | 63 | 4 | Millwall 1-1 Sunderland - last season |
| 13 | Preston | 46 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 15 | 62 | -1 | Preston 4-1 Derby - last season |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 24 | 60 | -9 | Oxford United 1-0 Middlesbrough - last season |
| 15 | Stoke | 46 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 19 | 59 | 3 | QPR 4-2 Stoke - last season |
| 16 | Swansea | 46 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 19 | 56 | -1 | Swansea 0-4 Leeds - last season |
| 17 | Blackburn | 46 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 22 | 55 | 2 | Blackburn 4-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 18 | Sheffield Weds | 46 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 18 | 53 | 0 | Sheffield Weds 1-2 Cardiff - last season |
| 19 | Coventry | 46 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 16 | 49 | -15 | Coventry 1-1 Sheffield United - last season |
| 20 | Derby | 46 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 19 | 48 | 3 | Preston 4-1 Derby - last season |
| 21 | QPR | 46 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 10 | 48 | -8 | QPR 4-2 Stoke - last season |
| 22 | Plymouth | 46 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 81 | -25 | 16 | 47 | -4 | Plymouth 3-3 Watford - last season |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 69 | -25 | 12 | 41 | -9 | Blackburn 4-2 Portsmouth - last season |
| 24 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 77 | -33 | 17 | 36 | 9 | Oxford United 1-0 Middlesbrough - last season |