| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Manchester City | 62 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78: | 35 |  | 2. Burnley | 58 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65: | 29 |  | 3. Birmingham City | 55 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74: | 33 |  | 4. Chesterfield | 50 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58: | 44 |  | 5. Newcastle United | 48 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95: | 62 |  | 6. Tottenham Hotspur | 48 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65: | 53 |  | 7. West Bromwich Albion | 48 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88: | 75 |  | 8. Coventry City | 45 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66: | 59 |  | 9. Leicester City | 43 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69: | 64 |  | 10.Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84: | 86 |  | 11.Nottingham Forest | 40 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69: | 74 |  | 12.West Ham United | 40 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70: | 76 |  | 13.Luton Town | 39 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71: | 73 |  | 14.Southampton | 39 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69: | 76 |  | 15.Fulham | 39 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63: | 74 |  | 16.Bradford Park Avenue | 39 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65: | 77 |  | 17.Bury | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80: | 78 |  | 18.Millwall | 36 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56: | 79 |  | 19.Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79: | 96 |  | 20.Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67: | 88 |  | 21.Swansea Town | 29 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55: | 83 |  | 22.Newport County | 23 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61: | 133 |   
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