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