| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 22 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Rotherham United | 21 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 21 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 21 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Swansea Town | 20 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 22 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Lincoln City | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Hull City | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Bristol City | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 34 | |||