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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Portsmouth FC | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41:12 | 29 | 51 |
| 2 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37:13 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 |
|
Ipswich Town | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42:22 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 |
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Swindon Town | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 38:22 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41:21 | 20 | 47 |
| 6 |
|
Leicester City | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41:24 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 |
|
Bristol Rovers | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 43:29 | 14 | 42 |
| 8 |
|
Cambridge United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34:19 | 15 | 39 |
| 9 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36:24 | 12 | 39 |
| 10 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36:23 | 13 | 38 |
| 11 |
|
Southend United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37:26 | 11 | 38 |
| 12 |
|
Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30:24 | 6 | 38 |
| 13 |
|
Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 |
|
Derby County | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35:24 | 11 | 37 |
| 15 |
|
Barnsley FC | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 26:25 | 1 | 37 |
| 16 |
|
Oxford United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39:30 | 9 | 36 |
| 17 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37:32 | 5 | 36 |
| 18 |
|
Newcastle United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38:30 | 8 | 35 |
| 19 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25:23 | 2 | 34 |
| 20 |
|
Millwall FC | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32:32 | 0 | 34 |
| 21 |
|
Watford FC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25:23 | 2 | 32 |
| 22 |
|
Port Vale FC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 29 |
| 23 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 36:37 | -1 | 28 |
| 24 |
|
Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25:28 | -3 | 26 |
