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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 51 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 43 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 41 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 41 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 39 | |
| 6 | Watford | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 36 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 35 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 34 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 32 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 31 | |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 31 | |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 30 | |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 29 | |
| 18 | Swansea City | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 29 | |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 27 | |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 27 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 25 | |
| 22 | Oxford United | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 22 | |
| 23 | Norwich City | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 21 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -27 | -7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 51 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 43 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Hull City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Millwall | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 39 |
| 6 | Watford | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Preston | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | QPR | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | Leicester | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Derby | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Southampton | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 31 |
| 15 | WBA | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 31 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 17 | Sheff Utd | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Swansea | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 29 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 27 |
| 20 | Charlton | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 27 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 25 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 22 |
| 23 | Norwich | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 45 | -27 | -7 |
| Newcastle United's Results | |||
| Dec 26 | Manchester United | 0 - 1 | A |
| Dec 20 | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | H |
| Dec 17 | Fulham | 2 - 1 | H |
| Newcastle United's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 30 | Burnley | A | |
| Jan 4 | Crystal Palace | H | |
| Jan 7 | Leeds United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Brighton | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Brentford | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Leeds | 18 | -7 | 20 |