| # | Championship | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton | 71 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 23 | WWWDL |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 59 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 27 | DLWDL |
| 3 |  Derby | 58 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 26 | WDWWL |
| 4 |  Cardiff | 58 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 27 | WWLWD |
| 5 |  Fulham | 52 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 36 | WLLWW |
| 6 |  Bristol City | 52 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 36 | WLDDL |
| 7 |  Preston | 49 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 30 | WWDWW |
| 8 |  Sheffield Utd | 49 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 37 | WDLLW |
| 9 |  Middlesbrough | 48 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 29 | WWDLD |
| 10 |  Brentford | 44 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 40 | WDWLD |
| 11 |  Leeds | 44 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 39 | LLWLW |
| 12 |  Ipswich | 44 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 41 | WLLWD |
| 13 |  Norwich | 44 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | DLDWL |
| 14 |  Millwall | 39 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 34 | WDLLW |
| 15 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 38 | LWWDW |
| 16 |  QPR | 36 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 44 | WLLWL |
| 17 |  Nottingham Forest | 35 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 50 | WLWDL |
| 18 |  Reading | 32 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 41 | LDLLD |
| 19 |  Bolton | 30 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 49 | LDLLW |
| 20 |  Birmingham | 30 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 43 | LLWLW |
| 21 |  Hull City | 29 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 47 | WLDLD |
| 22 |  Barnsley | 28 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 45 | DLLWL |
| 23 |  Sunderland | 26 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 55 | DDLLW |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 25 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 58 | LWWWL |
