| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Fulham | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Notts County | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 18 | 0.86 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
