Current Holders: Leeds
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Coventry | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +29 | 51 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +8 | 43 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +17 | 41 |
| 4 | Hull | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +3 | 41 |
| 5 | Millwall | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 39 |
| 6 | Watford | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | +5 | 38 |
| 7 | Preston | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +6 | 37 |
| 8 | Bristol C | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +6 | 36 |
| 9 | QPR | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | Stoke | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | +3 | 34 |
| 12 | Leicester | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | +4 | 32 |
| 14 | Derby | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | +1 | 31 |
| 16 | West Brom | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | Sheff Utd | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Swansea | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 20 | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 22 | Oxford | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 23 | Norwich | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -28 | -7 * |
