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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Crystal Palace | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 39:16 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 |
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Notts County | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 43:26 | 17 | 51 |
| 3 |
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Millwall FC | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 36:17 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47:21 | 26 | 48 |
| 5 |
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Derby County | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44:25 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 |
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Stoke City | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 33:17 | 16 | 45 |
| 7 |
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Nottingham Forest | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36:20 | 16 | 44 |
| 8 |
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Sunderland AFC | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35:22 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38:16 | 22 | 42 |
| 10 |
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Charlton Athletic | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34:16 | 18 | 42 |
| 11 |
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Leicester City | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 44:29 | 15 | 41 |
| 12 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 32:17 | 15 | 38 |
| 13 |
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Luton Town | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35:23 | 12 | 37 |
| 14 |
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Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23:17 | 6 | 37 |
| 15 |
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Portsmouth FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29:21 | 8 | 36 |
| 16 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36:27 | 9 | 35 |
| 17 |
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Watford FC | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39:35 | 4 | 35 |
| 18 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38:31 | 7 | 34 |
| 19 |
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Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28:29 | -1 | 34 |
| 20 |
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Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 26:16 | 10 | 33 |
| 21 |
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Southend United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30:25 | 5 | 32 |
| 22 |
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Oxford United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31:32 | -1 | 32 |
| 23 |
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Barnsley FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25:25 | 0 | 30 |
| 24 |
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Peterborough United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31:30 | 1 | 27 |
