| Pl | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | 1 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | Lincoln City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 6 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | 8 | Derby County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 1 |
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