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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 47 |
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Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
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Reading | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
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Burnley | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
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Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
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Cardiff City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
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Swansea City | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
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Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -2 | 29 |
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Ipswich Town | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 28 |
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Crystal Palace | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
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Bristol City | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
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Derby County | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
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Barnsley | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
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Coventry City | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
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Blackpool | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
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Southampton | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
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Watford | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
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Norwich City | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
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Charlton Athletic | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
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Nottingham Forest | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
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Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
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