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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78:23 | 55 | 38:4 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57:23 | 34 | 34:8 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65:23 | 42 | 33:9 |
| 4 |
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Chelsea FC | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40:17 | 23 | 33:9 |
| 5 |
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Portsmouth FC | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58:17 | 41 | 32:10 |
| 6 |
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Preston North End | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54:29 | 25 | 32:10 |
| 7 |
|
Blackpool FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65:26 | 39 | 31:11 |
| 8 |
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Barnsley FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56:23 | 33 | 31:11 |
| 9 |
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Swansea Town | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44:21 | 23 | 31:11 |
| 10 |
|
Hull City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43:19 | 24 | 30:12 |
| 11 |
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Reading FC | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47:20 | 27 | 29:13 |
| 12 |
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Port Vale FC | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50:26 | 24 | 28:14 |
| 13 |
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South Shields FC (1899) | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49:25 | 24 | 28:14 |
| 14 |
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Oldham Athletic | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50:37 | 13 | 27:15 |
| 15 |
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Notts County | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45:24 | 21 | 26:16 |
| 16 |
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Southampton FC | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35:22 | 13 | 26:16 |
| 17 |
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Fulham FC | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39:31 | 8 | 26:16 |
| 18 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54:30 | 24 | 24:18 |
| 19 |
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Darlington FC | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53:42 | 11 | 23:19 |
| 20 |
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Clapton Orient | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37:35 | 2 | 21:21 |
| 21 |
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Grimsby Town | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39:39 | 0 | 19:23 |
| 22 |
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Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30:28 | 2 | 16:26 |
