By Matthew Grant
June 1 2004

The Promotion odds for the 04/05 Coca Cola Division One have been released with some interesting odds available. Favourites for promotion are West Ham with Reading made 12/1 for promotion next season.

The favourites to win the Division are West Ham, the bookies predict that after their Play Off heartbreak Alan Pardew will bounce back with automatic promotion. Although there is likely to be a mass clearout at Upton Park during the summer with the clubs unsure financial position.

Relegated duo Wolves and Leicester City are made second and third favourites respectively. The Royals have been made joint 12/1 favourites for promotion with Millwall. That may well be worth a little flutter with a number of new faces expected at the Madejski Stadium after Steve Coppell was given a large transfer kitty.

At The other end of the ladder the you have Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham and Rotherham, United who have all been made 101/1 rank outsiders.

The complete list of odds for Division One are below.

West Ham United - 6/1
Wolves - 13/2
Leicester City - 15/2
Sunderland - 9/1
Wigan Athletic - 11/1
Reading - 12/1
Millwall - 12/1
Nottingham Forest - 13/1
Leeds United - 13/1
Ipswich Town - 15/1
Sheffield United - 17/1
Cardiff City - 21/1
Coventry City - 26/1
QPR - 34/1
Stoke City - 41/1
Plymouth Argyle - 41/1
Derby County - 41/1
Watford - 51/1
Preston North End - 51/1
Brighton & Hove Albion - 67/1
Burnley - 81/1
Rotherham United - 101/1
Gillingham - 101/1
Crewe Alexandra - 101/1

Odds from William Hill