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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Nottingham Forest | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23:9 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 |
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Swindon Town | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18:8 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 |
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Stockport County | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21:10 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19:10 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10:3 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield United | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16:6 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 |
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Charlton Athletic | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21:11 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16:7 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 |
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Bradford City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12:11 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13:8 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 |
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Sunderland AFC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15:8 | 7 | 16 |
| 12 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17:11 | 6 | 16 |
| 13 |
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Port Vale FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13:7 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 |
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Birmingham City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10:6 | 4 | 15 |
| 15 |
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Oxford United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12:10 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 |
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Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13:10 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 |
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Bury FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 |
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Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14:10 | 4 | 12 |
| 19 |
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Huddersfield Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 |
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Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9:16 | -7 | 12 |
| 21 |
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Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 |
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Reading FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 |
| 23 |
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Portsmouth FC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12:17 | -5 | 8 |
| 24 |
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Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10:15 | -5 | 8 |
