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