| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Oxford United | 84 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84: | 36 |  | 2. Birmingham City | 82 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 59: | 33 |  | 3. Manchester City | 74 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66: | 40 |  | 4. Portsmouth | 74 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69: | 50 |  | 5. Blackburn Rovers | 73 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 66: | 41 |  | 6. Brighton   Hove Albion | 72 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 54: | 34 |  | 7. Leeds United | 69 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66: | 43 |  | 8. Shrewsbury Town | 65 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66: | 53 |  | 9. Fulham | 65 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68: | 64 |  | 10.Grimsby Town | 62 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72: | 64 |  | 11.Barnsley | 58 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42: | 42 |  | 12.Wimbledon | 58 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71: | 75 |  | 13.Huddersfield Town | 55 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52: | 64 |  | 14.Oldham Athletic | 53 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49: | 67 |  | 15.Crystal Palace | 48 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46: | 65 |  | 16.Carlisle United | 47 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50: | 67 |  | 17.Charlton Athletic | 45 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51: | 63 |  | 18.Sheffield United | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54: | 66 |  | 19.Middlesborough | 40 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41: | 57 |  | 20.Notts County | 37 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45: | 73 |  | 21.Cardiff City | 35 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47: | 79 |  | 22.Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37: | 79 |   
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