Portsmouth
Stoke City
| NR | TEAM | MP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
