| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Luton Town | 20 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 20 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 20 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 20 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 20 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Walsall | 20 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Swansea Town | 20 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 15 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Stoke City | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Leeds United | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |||