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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30:22 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24:19 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 |
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Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 27:21 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23:26 | -3 | 30 |
| 5 |
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Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29:19 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 |
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Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25:24 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30:32 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18:25 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21:26 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 |
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Huddersfield Town | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20:34 | -14 | 20 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 20:24 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 |
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Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19:28 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 |
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Swindon Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13:38 | -25 | 19 |
| 14 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13:21 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 |
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Bury FC | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19:29 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 |
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Port Vale FC | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25:36 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 |
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Stoke City | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14:27 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 |
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Norwich City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17:38 | -21 | 16 |
| 19 |
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Bradford City | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17:27 | -10 | 15 |
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Portsmouth FC | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17:27 | -10 | 15 | |
| 21 |
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Oxford United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22:36 | -14 | 15 |
| 22 |
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Stockport County | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20:38 | -18 | 14 |
| 23 |
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Reading FC | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11:40 | -29 | 14 |
| 24 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18:37 | -19 | 13 |
