| Tables | First round | » Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Reading FC | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 53:20 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 |
|
Preston North End | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 32:9 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 |
|
Watford FC | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39:26 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 |
|
Leeds United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 |
|
Crystal Palace | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33:24 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 |
|
Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30:25 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34:31 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 |
|
Norwich City | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33:35 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 |
|
Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20:17 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22:23 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 |
|
Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 |
|
Leicester City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26:30 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 |
|
Luton Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 |
|
Hull City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28:30 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 |
|
Southampton FC | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24:31 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 |
|
Cardiff City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25:33 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 |
|
Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25:31 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 |
|
Derby County | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 |
| 20 |
|
Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33:41 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 |
|
Millwall FC | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18:27 | -9 | 23 |
| 22 |
|
Burnley FC | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15:25 | -10 | 22 |
| 23 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23:32 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17:36 | -19 | 19 |
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