| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 22 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 23 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Norwich City | 23 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Sunderland | 23 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 23 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 22 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 22 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 47 | |||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Lincoln City | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Swansea Town | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | |||