| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 28 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 26 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 26 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 27 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 27 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 26 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 26 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 26 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 26 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Rotherham United | 25 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 27 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 51 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 20 | Swansea Town | 26 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | |||