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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Crystal Palace | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 32:14 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 |
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Charlton Athletic | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25:10 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 |
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Leicester City | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37:20 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26:14 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 |
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Millwall FC | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26:11 | 15 | 34 |
| 6 |
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Derby County | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 33:19 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 |
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Notts County | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 34 |
| 8 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30:16 | 14 | 32 |
| 9 |
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Luton Town | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 29:16 | 13 | 30 |
| 10 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28:15 | 13 | 30 |
| 11 |
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Sunderland AFC | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21:13 | 8 | 29 |
| 12 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24:15 | 9 | 26 |
| 13 |
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Portsmouth FC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20:13 | 7 | 26 |
| 14 |
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Nottingham Forest | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23:15 | 8 | 25 |
| 15 |
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Bristol City | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19:15 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28:22 | 6 | 24 |
| 17 |
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Southend United | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25:20 | 5 | 24 |
| 18 |
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Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 24 |
| 19 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22:11 | 11 | 23 |
| 20 |
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Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17:13 | 4 | 22 |
| 21 |
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Watford FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29:28 | 1 | 22 |
| 22 |
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Oxford United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20:27 | -7 | 21 |
| 23 |
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Grimsby Town | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17:11 | 6 | 19 |
| 24 |
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Barnsley FC | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16:21 | -5 | 15 |
