| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Middlesborough | 82 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 67: | 40 |  | 2. Reading | 79 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 58: | 44 |  | 3. Bolton Wanderers | 77 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67: | 45 |  | 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 76 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77: | 61 |  | 5. Tranmere Rovers | 76 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67: | 58 |  | 6. Barnsley | 72 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 63: | 52 |  | 7. Watford | 70 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52: | 46 |  | 8. Sheffield United | 68 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 74: | 55 |  | 9. Derby County | 66 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66: | 51 |  | 10.Grimsby Town | 65 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62: | 56 |  | 11.Stoke City | 63 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 50: | 53 |  | 12.Millwall | 62 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60: | 60 |  | 13.Southend United | 62 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 54: | 73 |  | 14.Oldham Athletic | 61 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60: | 60 |  | 15.Charlton Athletic | 59 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58: | 66 |  | 16.Luton Town | 58 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61: | 64 |  | 17.Port Vale | 58 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58: | 64 |  | 18.Portsmouth | 58 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53: | 63 |  | 19.West Bromwich Albion | 58 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51: | 57 |  | 20.Sunderland | 54 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 41: | 45 |  | 21.Swindon Town | 48 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 54: | 73 |  | 22.Burnley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49: | 74 |  | 23.Bristol City | 45 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42: | 63 |  | 24.Notts County | 40 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 45: | 66 |   
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