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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Chelsea FC | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 56:31 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 49:24 | 25 | 51 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 43:27 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 |
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Newcastle United | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 47:35 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 |
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Grimsby Town | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 37:26 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 |
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Charlton Athletic | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35:33 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 |
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Carlisle United | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 29:18 | 11 | 42 |
| 8 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 35:32 | 3 | 42 |
| 9 |
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Huddersfield Town | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 36:31 | 5 | 39 |
| 10 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 41:38 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 |
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Portsmouth FC | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 41:32 | 9 | 32 |
| 12 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28:27 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 |
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Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30:31 | -1 | 32 |
| 14 |
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Cardiff City | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 32:35 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 |
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Barnsley FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34:33 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 |
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Oldham Athletic | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29:45 | -16 | 28 |
| 17 |
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Leeds United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30:35 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 |
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Crystal Palace | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26:33 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 |
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Fulham FC | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27:37 | -10 | 23 |
| 20 |
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Derby County | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22:47 | -25 | 23 |
| 21 |
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Swansea City | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22:50 | -28 | 14 |
| 22 |
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Cambridge United | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20:49 | -29 | 13 |
