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DIVISION ONE Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53 98 2 Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55 80 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51 76 4 Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 74 5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 73 6 Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48 71 7 Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53 68 8 Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55 67 9 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60 66 10 Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48 66 11 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56 65 12 Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 64 13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 63 14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 61 15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 59 16 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72 57 17 Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68 57 18 Reading 46 15 12 19 58 67 57 19 Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71 54 20 Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 54 21 Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 48 22 Grimsby Town 46 11 13 22 60 81 46 23 Oldham Athletic 46 10 13 23 51 66 43 24 Southend United 46 8 15 23 42 86 39 Play-off Semi-Finals Crystal Palace 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Crystal Palace 1 (Crystal Palace won 4-3 on aggregate) Sheffield United 1 Ipswich Town 1, Ipswich Town 2 Sheffield United 2 (Aggregate 3-3, Sheffield United won on away goals) Play-off Final Crystal Palace 1 Sheffield United 0 (@ Wembley Stadium) DIVISION TWO Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Bury 46 24 12 10 62 38 84 2 Stockport County 46 23 13 10 59 41 82 3 Luton Town 46 21 15 10 71 45 78 4 Brentford 46 20 14 12 56 43 74 5 Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 73 6 Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 56 47 73 7 Blackpool 46 18 15 13 60 47 69 8 Wrexham 46 17 18 11 54 50 69 9 Burnley 46 19 11 16 71 55 68 10 Chesterfield 46 18 14 14 42 39 68 11 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 60 59 67 12 Walsall 46 19 10 17 54 53 67 13 Watford 46 16 19 11 45 38 67 14 Millwall 46 16 13 17 50 55 61 15 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 55 61 16 A F C Bournemouth 46 15 15 16 43 45 60 17 Bristol Rovers 46 15 11 20 47 50 56 18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 10 21 51 56 55 19 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 18 16 47 58 54 20 York City 46 13 13 20 47 68 52 21 Peterborough United 46 11 14 21 55 73 47 22 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 13 22 49 74 46 23 Rotherham United 46 7 14 25 39 70 35 24 Notts County 46 7 14 25 33 59 35 Play-off Semi-Finals Bristol City 1 Brentford 2, Brentford 2 Bristol City 1 (Brentford won 4-2 on aggregate) Crewe Alexandra 2 Luton Town 1, Luton Town 2 Crewe Alexandra 2 (Crewe Alexandra won 4-3 on aggregate) Play-off Final Brentford 0 Crewe Alexandra 1 (@ Wembley Stadium) DIVISION THREE Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Wigan Athletic 46 26 9 11 84 51 87 2 Fulham 46 25 12 9 72 38 87 3 Carlisle United 46 24 12 10 67 44 84 4 Northampton Town 46 20 12 14 67 44 72 5 Swansea City 46 21 8 17 62 58 71 6 Chester City 46 18 16 12 55 43 70 7 Cardiff City 46 20 9 17 56 54 69 8 Colchester United 46 17 17 12 62 51 68 9 Lincoln City 46 18 12 16 70 69 66 10 Cambridge United 46 18 11 17 53 59 65 11 Mansfield Town 46 16 16 14 47 45 64 12 Scarborough 46 16 15 15 65 68 63 13 Scunthorpe United 46 18 9 19 59 62 63 14 Rochdale 46 14 16 16 58 58 58 15 Barnet 46 14 16 16 46 51 58 16 Leyton Orient 46 15 12 19 50 58 57 17 Hull City 46 13 18 15 44 50 57 18 Darlington 46 14 10 22 64 78 52 19 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 10 22 52 66 52 20 Hartlepool United 46 14 9 23 53 66 51 21 Torquay United 46 13 11 22 46 62 50 22 Exeter City 46 12 12 22 48 73 48 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 10 23 53 70 47 * 24 Hereford United 46 11 14 21 50 65 47 * - Brighton & Hove Albion 2 points deducted for failure to control spectators
Play-off Semi-Finals Cardiff City 0 Northampton Town 1, Northampton Town 3 Cardiff City 2 (Northampton Town won 4-2 on aggregate) Chester City 0 Swansea City 0, Swansea City 3 Chester City 0 (Swansea City won 3-0 on aggregate) Play-off Final Northampton Town 1 Swansea City 0 (@ Wembley Stadium)
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