| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Fulham | 24 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Stoke City | 25 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 24 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 24 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Bristol City | 24 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Cardiff City | 23 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 37 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 25 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Barnsley | 24 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 23 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Lincoln City | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 34 | |||