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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 28:8 | 20 | 31:5 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35:15 | 20 | 26:10 |
| 3 |
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Carlisle United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35:16 | 19 | 25:11 |
| 4 |
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Luton Town | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32:18 | 14 | 25:9 |
| 5 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27:13 | 14 | 25:9 |
| 6 |
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Sunderland AFC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27:11 | 16 | 24:12 |
| 7 |
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Hull City | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22:13 | 9 | 24:12 |
| 8 |
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Blackpool FC | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28:14 | 14 | 23:13 |
| 9 |
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Portsmouth FC | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23:14 | 9 | 23:13 |
| 10 |
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Fulham FC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21:16 | 5 | 23:13 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 22:12 |
| 12 |
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Millwall FC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24:14 | 10 | 21:15 |
| 13 |
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Leyton Orient | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23:13 | 10 | 21:13 |
| 14 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25:22 | 3 | 21:15 |
| 15 |
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Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22:19 | 3 | 20:16 |
| 16 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 19:15 |
| 17 |
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Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22:16 | 6 | 19:17 |
| 18 |
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Oxford United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24:19 | 5 | 19:15 |
| 19 |
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Bristol City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22:18 | 4 | 19:17 |
| 20 |
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Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 18:18 |
| 21 |
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Notts County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27:33 | -6 | 18:18 |
| 22 |
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Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21:26 | -5 | 17:21 |
