| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Leicester City | 59 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 57: | 30 |  | 2. Sheffield United | 56 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73: | 39 |  | 3. Cardiff City | 53 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 64: | 41 |  | 4. Carlisle United | 53 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 65: | 43 |  | 5. Hull City | 51 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 54: | 41 |  | 6. Luton Town | 49 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62: | 43 |  | 7. Middlesborough | 48 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60: | 43 |  | 8. Millwall | 47 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59: | 42 |  | 9. Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58: | 48 |  | 10.Norwich City | 44 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 54: | 52 |  | 11.Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58: | 53 |  | 12.Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61: | 51 |  | 13.Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52: | 54 |  | 14.Oxford United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 41: | 48 |  | 15.Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51: | 69 |  | 16.Portsmouth | 34 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 46: | 61 |  | 17.Orient | 34 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 29: | 51 |  | 18.Watford | 33 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 38: | 60 |  | 19.Bristol City | 31 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46: | 64 |  | 20.Charlton Athletic | 30 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41: | 65 |  | 21.Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37: | 69 |  | 22.Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35: | 74 |   
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