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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Charlton Athletic | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24:14 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 |
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Crystal Palace | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34:19 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 |
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Southend United | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34:22 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 |
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Leicester City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27:17 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 |
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Millwall FC | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25:25 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 |
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Bristol City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 |
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Derby County | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29:30 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 |
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Portsmouth FC | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27:27 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 |
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Stoke City | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27:31 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 |
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Nottingham Forest | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28:25 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 29:21 | 8 | 24 |
| 13 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:20 | 5 | 23 |
| 14 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 |
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Notts County | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24:30 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 |
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Grimsby Town | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 20 |
| 17 |
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Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23:26 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 |
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Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19:27 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28:30 | -2 | 19 |
| 20 |
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Oxford United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24:33 | -9 | 19 |
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Watford FC | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24:33 | -9 | 19 | |
| 22 |
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Sunderland AFC | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18:30 | -12 | 17 |
| 23 |
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Barnsley FC | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23:37 | -14 | 16 |
| 24 |
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Peterborough United | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15:24 | -9 | 15 |
