| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 26 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Cardiff City | 25 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Rotherham United | 25 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 27 | |||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 26 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 25 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Liverpool | 25 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Swansea Town | 24 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Lincoln City | 25 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Sunderland | 25 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 25 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Bristol City | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Hull City | 25 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | |||