Current Holders: Ipswich
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Ipswich | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | +20 | 84 (C) |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | +18 | 80 (P) |
| 3 | Derby | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +18 | 78 |
| 4 | Leicester | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | +7 | 77 |
| 5 | Cambridge U | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +19 | 74 |
| 6 | Blackburn | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | +13 | 71 (P) |
| 7 | Charlton | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +5 | 69 |
| 8 | Swindon | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 33 | +14 | 67 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 | +7 | 66 |
| 10 | Wolves | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | +7 | 64 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Southend | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Bristol R | 44 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -2 | 61 |
| 14 | Millwall | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 61 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 45 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 60 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -11 | 59 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 56 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 40 | -2 | 55 |
| 19 | Bristol C | 45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 43 | -12 | 54 |
| 20 | Newcastle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 52 | -16 | 52 |
| 21 | Oxford | 45 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 41 | -6 | 50 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 48 (R) |
| 23 | Brighton | 45 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | -21 | 46 (R) |
| 24 | Port Vale | 45 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | -18 | 42 (R) |
