| Pl | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | 1 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | Bristol City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | Lincoln City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 6 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 5 | 8 | Derby County | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 1 |
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