| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 17 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Swansea Town | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Stoke City | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Leeds United | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | |||