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