| Honours (season #8) | | Champions: | Derby County | | Promoted: | Stoke City | | Promoted via play-offs: | Carlisle United | | Relegated: | Chesterfield |
| Oldham Athletic |
| Rochdale |
| Oxford United |
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| | Top scorers | | 44 | Benito Carbone (Bolton Wanderers) | Denílson de Oliveira (Reading, 2 pens.) (now with Gillingham) | | 38 | Bernardo Romeo (Huddersfield Town) | | 36 | Kevin Vandenbergh (Hull City) (now with Chelsea) | | 34 | Samuel Eto'o (Derby County) | | 32 | Alan Smith (Stoke City, 3 pens.) | | 30 | Walter Pandiani (Cardiff City, 2 pens.) | | 27 | Arjen Robben (Stoke City, 2 pens.) (now with Sheffield Weds.) |
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