| # | Championship | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | WWWLW |
| 2 |  Stoke City | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | WWDLD |
| 4 |  Preston | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | LLWWW |
| 5 |  Millwall | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | WWWDL |
| 6 |  Charlton | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | WWDDW |
| 7 |  Bristol City | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | WWWLL |
| 8 | Hull City | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | WWDWL |
| 9 |  Birmingham | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | LWLWW |
| 10 |  Ipswich | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | LLWWD |
| 11 |  Derby | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | LWWWW |
| 12 | Watford | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Leicester | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | DLLLD |
| 14 |  Wrexham | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | LWDWD |
| 15 |  West Brom | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | WLLDL |
| 16 |  QPR | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | LWLLL |
| 17 |  Swansea | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | DLWDL |
| 18 |  Blackburn | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | LLWWW |
| 19 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | DLLLW |
| 20 |  Portsmouth | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | DLLLD |
| 21 |  Oxford United | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | WLWDL |
| 22 |  Norwich | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | LLLLD |
| 23 |  Sheffield Utd | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 26 | WWLLL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | LLLDD |
