Nott'm Forest: Roche, Biggins, Robertson, Perch, Hjelde, Thompson, James, Beaumont, Westcarr, Gardner, Glass (Mullarky 45). Subs not used: Gamble, Fernandez, Blair, Hughes.
Wolves: Ikeme, Edwards, Rafferty, Flynn, Riley, Bjorklund (Fitzpatrick 64), Cornes, Clingan, Sturridge (Musson 45), Davies, Clarke. Subs not used: Taylor, Little, Stewart.
Table as at | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Aston Villa Res | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers Res | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Manchester Utd Res | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Birmingham City Res | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Manchester City Res | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Wolves Res | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | West Brom Res | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd Res | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Liverpool Res | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers Res | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Everton Res | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 18 |
| 12 | Middlesborough Res | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Nott'm Forest Res | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | Sunderland Res | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Leeds Utd Res | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 |