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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 48 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 42 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 37 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 37 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Millwall | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Watford | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 31 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 31 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 31 | |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 29 | |
| 15 | Wrexham | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 28 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 28 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 | |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 26 | |
| 19 | Swansea City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 26 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 25 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 21 | |
| 22 | Oxford United | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 19 | |
| 23 | Norwich City | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 18 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -27 | -9 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 48 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Hull City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | Preston | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Millwall | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | QPR | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 34 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Watford | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Derby | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Leicester | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Birmingham | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | WBA | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 28 |
| 17 | Charlton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Sheff Utd | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | Swansea | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 21 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 19 |
| 23 | Norwich | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 43 | -27 | -9 |
| Plymouth Argyle's Results | |||
| Dec 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 - 1 | A |
| Dec 13 | Rotherham United | 1 - 0 | H |
| Dec 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 - 0 | A |
| Plymouth Argyle's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Reading | H | |
| Dec 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | |
| Jan 1 | Stevenage | A | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Peterboro | 20 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 21 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Burton | 20 | -8 | 24 |