| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 27 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Cardiff City | 26 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 26 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 26 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Stoke City | 27 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 26 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Swansea Town | 25 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 26 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 26 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Portsmouth | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 25 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | |||