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| Tables | First round | » Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 54:21 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 |
|
Ipswich Town | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39:17 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39:28 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31:23 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 |
|
Barnsley FC | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 |
|
Port Vale FC | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36:32 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 |
|
Crystal Palace | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31:24 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35:32 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 |
|
Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27:24 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32:27 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30:24 | 6 | 32 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35:28 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 |
|
Reading FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33:34 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26:32 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 |
|
Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 20:25 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 |
|
Norwich City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32:40 | -8 | 27 |
| 17 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32:36 | -4 | 26 |
| 18 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 |
|
Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26:35 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 |
|
Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 35:37 | -2 | 25 |
| 21 |
|
Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20:41 | -21 | 25 |
| 22 |
|
Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33:46 | -13 | 24 |
| 23 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27:38 | -11 | 20 |
| 24 |
|
Southend United | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19:46 | -27 | 15 |
