| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 18 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 19 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 17 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Barnsley | 18 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Swansea Town | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 28 | |||