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| Tables | » Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 50:18 | 32 | 49 |
| 2 |
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Stoke City | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 29:20 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 |
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Barnsley FC | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37:18 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 |
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Reading FC | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33:23 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 |
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Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37:22 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 |
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Oxford United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 37:23 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 41:21 | 20 | 38 |
| 8 |
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Swindon Town | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36:21 | 15 | 38 |
| 9 |
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Manchester City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31:20 | 11 | 37 |
| 10 |
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Portsmouth FC | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30:20 | 10 | 37 |
| 11 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33:26 | 7 | 36 |
| 12 |
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Huddersfield Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28:20 | 8 | 35 |
| 13 |
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Crystal Palace | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36:19 | 17 | 34 |
| 14 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 36:24 | 12 | 34 |
| 15 |
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Birmingham City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 34 |
| 16 |
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Port Vale FC | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32:24 | 8 | 33 |
| 17 |
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Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26:18 | 8 | 33 |
| 18 |
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Bradford City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26:30 | -4 | 32 |
| 19 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24:20 | 4 | 29 |
| 20 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28:25 | 3 | 29 |
| 21 |
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Southend United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30:29 | 1 | 29 |
| 22 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34:30 | 4 | 25 |
| 23 |
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Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 22 |
| 24 |
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Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25:34 | -9 | 22 |
