| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Stoke City | 24 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 3 | West Ham United | 22 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Fulham | 22 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | 22 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 22 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 22 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 21 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 19 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | ||||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 21 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Swansea Town | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | |||