Current Holders: Leeds
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Coventry | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +30 | 48 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +11 | 42 |
| 3 | Preston | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +7 | 36 |
| 4 | Millwall | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 35 |
| 5 | Ipswich | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +13 | 34 |
| 6 | Hull | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 34 |
| 7 | Stoke | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | +8 | 33 |
| 8 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | +5 | 31 |
| 9 | Leicester | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | +3 | 31 |
| 10 | QPR | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Bristol C | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 | Derby | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +1 | 30 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | +4 | 29 |
| 14 | Watford | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 29 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | West Brom | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Swansea | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 | Charlton | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 20 | Sheff Utd | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Oxford | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 23 | Norwich | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -26 | -9 * |
