| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 22 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Rotherham United | 22 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 22 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 22 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 24 | ||||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 15 | Walsall | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Swansea Town | 21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Leeds United | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |||