| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 18 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 18 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 18 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Rotherham United | 17 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Walsall | 18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 11 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| 12 | Norwich City | 18 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Swansea Town | 18 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Stoke City | 18 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Leeds United | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||