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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Nottm Forest | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +40 | 94 (C) |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | +36 | 91 (P) |
| 3 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +36 | 90 |
| 4 | Charlton | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | +31 | 88 (P) |
| 5 | Ipswich | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +34 | 83 |
| 6 | Sheff Utd | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 34 | +15 | 74 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +25 | 74 |
| 8 | Stockport | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 48 | +2 | 65 |
| 9 | Wolves | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | +4 | 65 |
| 10 | West Brom | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -6 | 61 |
| 11 | Crewe | 46 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -7 | 59 |
| 12 | Oxford | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -4 | 58 |
| 13 | Bradford | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 57 |
| 14 | Tranmere | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | -3 | 56 |
| 15 | Norwich | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -17 | 55 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 53 |
| 17 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 52 |
| 18 | Swindon | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 48 | -31 | 52 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -10 | 49 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 33 | -12 | 49 |
| 21 | QPR | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -12 | 49 |
| 22 | Man City | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -1 | 48 (R) |
| 23 | Stoke | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -30 | 46 (R) |
| 24 | Reading | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 47 | -39 | 42 (R) |
Play-Off Semi-Final | |||||||||
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| We 13May 1998 | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Sheff Utd | ||||||
| Su 10May 1998 | Sheff Utd | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | ||||||
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