| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Luton Town | 21 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Rotherham United | 20 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 21 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 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 | Norwich City | 21 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Stoke City | 21 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 20 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Walsall | 20 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 15 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 17 | Leeds United | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Preston North End | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |||