| # | Championship | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 94 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 40 | DLWWW |
| 2 | Brighton | 93 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | WWLLD |
| 3 |  Reading | 85 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | WWDWD |
| 4 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 81 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 45 | WWLDD |
| 5 |  Huddersfield | 81 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 58 | LLDDD |
| 6 |  Fulham | 80 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 57 | WDWDL |
| 7 |  Leeds | 75 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | DLLDD |
| 8 |  Norwich | 70 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | LWWDW |
| 9 |  Derby | 67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | LDLWD |
| 10 |  Brentford | 64 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | WDWDL |
| 11 |  Preston | 62 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | LLLDL |
| 12 |  Cardiff | 62 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 61 | LWDLW |
| 13 |  Aston Villa | 62 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 48 | LLWLD |
| 14 |  Barnsley | 58 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 67 | LDLDL |
| 15 |  Wolverhampton | 58 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | WDLLW |
| 16 |  Ipswich | 55 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | WWLLL |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 54 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 66 | WDWWL |
| 18 |  QPR | 53 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | LLLWL |
| 19 |  Birmingham | 53 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | DLLWW |
| 20 |  Burton Albion | 52 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | LWWDL |
| 21 |  Nottingham Forest | 51 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | LLWLW |
| 22 |  Blackburn | 51 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | WDDWW |
| 23 |  Wigan | 42 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | WLDLD |
| 24 | Rotherham | 23 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | DLWDD |
