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