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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Charlton Athletic | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23:8 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 |
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Leicester City | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34:18 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 |
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Millwall FC | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24:10 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 |
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Derby County | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 30:17 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 |
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Crystal Palace | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23:9 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 |
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Notts County | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24:15 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 |
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Stoke City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21:13 | 8 | 28 |
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Sunderland AFC | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21:13 | 8 | 28 | |
| 10 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24:12 | 12 | 27 |
| 11 |
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Southend United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25:16 | 9 | 24 |
| 12 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21:14 | 7 | 23 |
| 13 |
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Birmingham City | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17:17 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 |
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Portsmouth FC | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17:12 | 5 | 22 |
| 15 |
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Watford FC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26:23 | 3 | 22 |
| 16 |
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Bristol City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17:15 | 2 | 22 |
| 17 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25:19 | 6 | 21 |
| 18 |
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Luton Town | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20:14 | 6 | 21 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18:14 | 4 | 21 |
| 20 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18:9 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 |
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Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15:12 | 3 | 18 |
| 22 |
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Oxford United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 18 |
| 23 |
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Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14:8 | 6 | 17 |
| 24 |
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Barnsley FC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13:21 | -8 | 12 |
