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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 38 | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 27 | |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 25 | |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 25 | |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 24 | |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 24 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 22 | |
| 17 | Reading | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 22 | |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 22 | |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 22 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 20 | |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 19 | |
| 23 | Blackpool | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Stockport | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Bolton | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Huddersfield | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Wigan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Orient | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Wycombe | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Rotherham | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Northampton | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | Reading | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 22 |
| 18 | Burton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Doncaster | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Exeter | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 21 | Peterboro | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 19 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 16 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 |
| Preston North End's Results | |||
| Dec 9 | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | H |
| Dec 6 | Wrexham | 1 - 1 | H |
| Nov 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 2 | A |
| Preston North End's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 13 | Oxford United | A | |
| Dec 20 | Norwich City | H | |
| Dec 26 | Stoke City | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 4 | Preston | 20 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Ipswich | 19 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | QPR | 20 | -3 | 31 |