| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Sheffield Wednesday | 60 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 88: | 48 |  | 2. Derby County | 57 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77: | 42 |  | 3. Chelsea | 52 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 76: | 49 |  | 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 49 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 84: | 60 |  | 5. Swansea Town | 49 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77: | 57 |  | 6. Blackpool | 45 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76: | 69 |  | 7. Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74: | 62 |  | 8. Port Vale | 44 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 79: | 69 |  | 9. South Shields | 44 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74: | 65 |  | 10.Middlesborough | 44 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 77: | 68 |  | 11.Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 79: | 74 |  | 12.Preston North End | 43 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71: | 84 |  | 13.Hull City | 41 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63: | 61 |  | 14.Southampton | 38 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63: | 63 |  | 15.DARLINGTON | 38 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72: | 77 |  | 16.Bradford City | 36 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47: | 66 |  | 17.Nottingham Forest | 36 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51: | 73 |  | 18.Barnsley | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 58: | 84 |  | 19.Fulham | 34 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46: | 77 |  | 20.Clapton Orient | 33 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 50: | 65 |  | 21.Stoke City | 32 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54: | 77 |  | 22.Stockport County | 25 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51: | 97 |   
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