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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nottingham Forest | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52:20 | 32 | 56 |
| 2 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48:17 | 31 | 56 |
| 3 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51:12 | 39 | 55 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield United | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44:20 | 24 | 53 |
| 5 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49:22 | 27 | 49 |
| 6 |
|
Stockport County | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46:21 | 25 | 48 |
| 7 |
|
Ipswich Town | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47:20 | 27 | 47 |
| 8 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42:25 | 17 | 45 |
| 9 |
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Oxford United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36:20 | 16 | 42 |
| 10 |
|
Bradford City | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26:23 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 |
|
Birmingham City | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27:15 | 12 | 38 |
| 12 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34:26 | 8 | 35 |
| 13 |
|
Norwich City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32:27 | 5 | 35 |
| 14 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27:26 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28:21 | 7 | 33 |
| 16 |
|
Swindon Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28:25 | 3 | 33 |
| 17 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28:28 | 0 | 32 |
| 18 |
|
Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30:34 | -4 | 32 |
| 19 |
|
Bury FC | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 31 |
| 20 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28:30 | -2 | 30 |
| 21 |
|
Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30:40 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 |
|
Reading FC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27:31 | -4 | 28 |
| 23 |
|
Port Vale FC | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25:24 | 1 | 27 |
| 24 |
|
Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28:26 | 2 | 24 |
