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Leading League goalscorer:
Jason Scotland
 (Swansea City)
 24  goals

Nottingham Forest playing Leeds United in the third tier of the Football League - would Messrs Clough and Revie ever had believed that would have been possible?

It proved to be a season of mixed fortunes for those two clubs. Forest won automatic promotion but Leeds won enough points to take that second promotion spot from them had they not become the first club to suffer a 15 point deduction for breaking Football League rules on leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA). But although they started the season on -15 points they won their first 7 League matches and were unbeaten in their first 13 to grab a play-off place. But they suffered defeat in the Wembley final against near neighbours Doncaster Rovers.
Points deductions

But then there are more important things in football than promotion and relegation. That was brought home when Forest entertained Leicester in a Carling Cup tie and the match had to be abandoned at half time when City defender Clive Clarke suffered a heart attack in the dressing rooms. More details - abandoned matches.

   P W D L F A Pts
    Results 1 Swansea City 46 27 11 8 82 42 92 Promoted
    Results 2 Nottingham Forest 46 22 16 8 64 32 82 Promoted
    Results 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 23 11 12 65 41 80 Promoted
    Results 4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 80 Play Off
    Results 5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 76

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Play Off
    Results 6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 76 Play Off
    Results 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 69
    Results 8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 46 67
    Results 9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 66
    Results 10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 66
    Results 11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 65
    Results 12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 52 46 64
    Results 13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 63 56 61
    Results 14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 49 63 60
    Results 15 Hartlepool United 46 15 9 22 63 66 54
    Results 16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 17 17 45 53 53
    Results 17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 45 60 52
    Results 18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 38 59 52
    Results 19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 42 64 51
    Results 20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 65 50
    Results 21 Bournemouth 46 17 7 22 62 72 48

**

 Relegated
    Results 22 Gillingham 46 11 13 22 44 73 46 Relegated
    Results 23 Port Vale 46 9 11 26 47 81 38

Relegated
    Results 24 Luton Town 46 11 10 25 43 63 33

**

 Relegated
   
   

*   Leeds United had 15 points deducted for breach of financial rules (see left).
** Bournemouth and Luton Town each had 10 points deducted after going into administration.

Full home and away table

   
   
Play Off Semi-Finals    Play Off
1st Leg
Fri May 9 Southend United 0 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
Mon May 12 Leeds United 1 - 2 Carlisle United
2nd Leg
Thu May 15 Carlisle United 0 - 2 Leeds United
Fri May 16 Doncaster Rovers 5 - 1 Southend United
Aggregate scores
Leeds United 3 - 2 Carlisle United
Doncaster Rovers 5 - 1 Southend United
Play Off Final (at Wembley)
Sun May

25

 Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 Leeds United
Doncaster Rovers were promoted to the Championship.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     

 

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