Stoke City
Sheffield Wednesday
| NR | TEAM | MP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 83 |
| 2 |  Millwall | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 72 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 |
| 4 |  Ipswich | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 69 |
| 5 |  Hull City | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 67 |
| 6 |  Wrexham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 64 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 63 |
| 8 |  Derby | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 |
| 9 |  Watford | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 56 |
| 10 |  QPR | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 56 |
| 11 |  Norwich | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
| 12 |  Stoke City | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 54 |
| 13 |  Bristol City | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 54 |
| 14 |  Birmingham | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 53 |
| 15 |  Preston | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
| 16 |  Swansea | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 53 |
| 17 |  Sheffield Utd | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 51 |
| 18 |  Charlton | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 48 |
| 19 |  Blackburn | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 46 |
| 20 |  West Brom | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 41 |
| 22 |  Leicester | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 23 |  Oxford United | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 1 | 9 | 30 | -6 |