| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Fulham | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Derby County | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Notts County | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
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
