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| 09/10/1998 | Swindon Town | - | Huddersfield Town | 3:0 (3:0) | ||
| Bradford City | - | Bury FC | 3:0 (1:0) | |||
| 10/10/1998 | Watford FC | - | Birmingham City | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| Oxford United | - | Tranmere Rovers | 1:2 (1:1) | |||
| Bristol City | - | Portsmouth FC | 2:2 (1:1) | |||
| 11/10/1998 | Barnsley FC | - | Port Vale FC | 0:2 (0:0) | ||
| 10/11/1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Sheffield United | 2:1 (0:1) | ||
| 24/11/1998 | Stockport County | - | Bolton Wanderers | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 02/12/1998 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Ipswich Town | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| Norwich City | - | Grimsby Town | 3:1 (1:0) | |||
| 08/12/1998 | Crewe Alexandra | - | West Bromwich Albion | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 15/12/1998 | Sunderland AFC | - | Crystal Palace | 2:0 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 31:8 | 23 | 27 |
| 2 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 31:19 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 |
|
Ipswich Town | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20:8 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18:17 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 |
|
Norwich City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22:15 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 |
|
Bradford City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20:14 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27:23 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 |
|
Birmingham City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16:12 | 4 | 21 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16:12 | 4 | 21 | |
| 10 |
|
Watford FC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19:19 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 |
|
Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19:21 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 |
|
Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16:17 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 |
|
Bury FC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9:11 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 |
|
Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15:18 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |
|
Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15:22 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20:19 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 |
|
Barnsley FC | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17:19 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 |
|
Port Vale FC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11:23 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13:20 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 |
|
Bristol City | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20:25 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 |
|
Swindon Town | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19:25 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 |
|
Oxford United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | 12 |
| 23 |
|
Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17:25 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9:19 | -10 | 10 |
