| Pl. | Mannschaft | Spiele | Tordiff. | Pkt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston | 959 | -1 | 1336 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 901 | 97 | 1311 |
| 3 | Derby County | 951 | 41 | 1311 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 860 | 61 | 1245 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 823 | 154 | 1240 |
| 6 | Nottingham | 918 | 49 | 1228 |
| 7 | Watford | 856 | 94 | 1214 |
| 8 | Reading | 820 | 71 | 1187 |
| 9 | Rangers | 910 | -111 | 1175 |
| 10 | Millwall | 870 | -51 | 1164 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 867 | -73 | 1156 |
| 12 | Sheffield U. | 728 | 162 | 1137 |
| 13 | Burnley | 726 | 147 | 1126 |
| 14 | Sheffield W. | 856 | -149 | 1059 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton | 678 | 178 | 1052 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 692 | 152 | 1041 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 682 | 143 | 1036 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 775 | -109 | 1007 |
| 19 | West Brom | 591 | 247 | 972 |
| 20 | Coventry | 724 | -68 | 922 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 774 | -257 | 900 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 646 | 42 | 891 |
| 23 | Leicester | 542 | 164 | 849 |
| 24 | Hull City | 634 | -16 | 845 |
| 25 | Stoke City | 589 | -34 | 768 |
| 26 | Crystal Palace | 577 | 5 | 756 |
| 27 | Huddersfield | 551 | -119 | 699 |
| 28 | Swansea City | 460 | 56 | 679 |
| 29 | Fulham | 368 | 172 | 610 |
| 30 | Brighton | 408 | 28 | 572 |
| 31 | Brentford | 367 | 119 | 557 |
| 32 | Sunderland | 366 | 63 | 545 |
| 33 | Charlton | 406 | -59 | 508 |
| 34 | Portsmouth | 369 | 21 | 491 |
| 35 | Blackpool | 404 | -92 | 476 |
| 36 | Rotherham | 506 | -263 | 471 |
| 37 | Wigan | 368 | -9 | 468 |
| 38 | Luton | 357 | -80 | 453 |
| 39 | Bolton W. | 368 | -80 | 446 |
| 40 | Plymouth | 354 | -96 | 408 |
| 41 | Southampton | 262 | 44 | 387 |
| 42 | Bournemouth | 184 | 116 | 321 |
| 43 | West Ham | 183 | 101 | 318 |
| 44 | Crewe | 273 | -127 | 293 |
| 45 | Newcastle | 137 | 153 | 289 |
| 46 | Gillingham | 230 | -57 | 282 |
| 47 | Milton | 230 | -48 | 269 |
| 48 | Grimsby | 229 | -106 | 253 |
| 49 | Doncaster | 228 | -105 | 243 |
| 50 | Peterborough | 229 | -103 | 237 |
| 51 | Aston Villa | 138 | 50 | 221 |
| 52 | Walsall | 184 | -77 | 202 |
| 53 | Man. City | 92 | 94 | 188 |
| 54 | Tranmere | 137 | -25 | 174 |
| 55 | Bradford City | 138 | -60 | 143 |
| 56 | Scunthorpe | 133 | -86 | 134 |
| 57 | Stockport | 138 | -79 | 131 |
| 58 | Swindon | 91 | -25 | 109 |
| 59 | Oxford | 93 | -22 | 106 |
| 60 | Colchester | 88 | -9 | 102 |
| 61 | Burton | 92 | -57 | 93 |
| 62 | Southend | 85 | -31 | 90 |
| 63 | Notts | 45 | -15 | 51 |
| 64 | Cambridge | 45 | -21 | 48 |
| 65 | Wycombe | 46 | -30 | 43 |
| 66 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | -32 | 41 |
| 67 | Yeovil | 46 | -31 | 37 |
| 68 | Port Vale | 46 | -21 | 36 |
| 69 | Wrexham AFC | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Meines Wissens ist eine Bundesliga-Saison noch nie im September beendet worden.
— Ewald Lienen nach einem 4:0-Sieg gegen Hertha BSC über die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Hansa Rostock auch am Saisonende weiter zur Bundesliga-Spitze zählt