| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Southampton | 15 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Luton Town | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Walsall | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 12 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Norwich City | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Leeds United | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Stoke City | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||