| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Swindon Town | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Sunderland | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Northampton Town | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Leeds United | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Manchester City | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Cardiff City | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Swansea Town | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Rotherham United | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 19 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||