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