| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 2 | West Ham United | 28 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 29 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | |||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 29 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Fulham | 28 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 28 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 28 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 28 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Derby County | 28 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 17 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 32 | ||||
| 18 | Notts. County | 28 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Rotherham United | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 32 | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Swansea Town | 28 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||