| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 18 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Norwich City | 18 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 18 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Rotherham United | 18 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Leeds United | 18 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Swansea Town | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |||