| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GS | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 98 | 100 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 33 | ||
| 2nonMover | Barnsley | 46 | 80 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 36 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 76 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | ||
| 4nonMover | Ipswich Town | 46 | 74 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | ||
| 5nonMover | Sheffield United | 46 | 73 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 6nonMover | Crystal Palace | 46 | 71 | 78 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | ||
| 7nonMover | Portsmouth | 46 | 68 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | ||
| 8nonMover | Port Vale | 46 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 9nonMover | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 66 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 35 | ||
| 10nonMover | Birmingham City | 46 | 66 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 11nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 65 | 63 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 12nonMover | Stoke City | 46 | 64 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 35 | ||
| 13nonMover | Norwich City | 46 | 63 | 63 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 50 | ||
| 14nonMover | Manchester City | 46 | 61 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 15nonMover | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 59 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 16nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 57 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | ||
| 17nonMover | Oxford United | 46 | 57 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | ||
| 18nonMover | Reading | 46 | 57 | 58 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 43 | ||
| 19nonMover | Swindon Town | 46 | 54 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 44 | ||
| 20nonMover | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 54 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | ||
| 21nonMover | Bradford City | 46 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 40 | ||
| 22nonMover | Grimsby Town | 46 | 46 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 47 | ||
| 23nonMover | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 43 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | ||
| 24nonMover | Southend United | 46 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 54 | ||
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Crystal Palace 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Sheffield United 1 Ipswich Town 1 |
| Wed 14th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Ipswich Town 2 Sheffield United 2 (aet) |
| Wed 14th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Crystal Palace 1 |
| Mon 26th May | Final | Crystal Palace 1 Sheffield United 0 |