| # | Championship | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds | 100 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 95 | 30 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Burnley | 100 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 69 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Sheffield Utd | 90 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 36 | WDWWL |
| 4 |  Sunderland | 76 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 44 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  Coventry | 69 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 58 | LLWLD |
| 6 | Bristol City | 68 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 55 | LLDLL |
| 7 |  Blackburn | 66 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 48 | WWWWD |
| 8 |  Millwall | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 49 | WLWWL |
| 9 |  West Brom | 64 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 47 | WLLDW |
| 10 |  Middlesbrough | 64 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 56 | LWLDL |
| 11 | Swansea | 61 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 56 | WWWLD |
| 12 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 58 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | LLWDD |
| 13 |  Norwich | 57 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 71 | 68 | LLLDW |
| 14 |  Watford | 57 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 61 | LLLLD |
| 15 |  QPR | 56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 63 | DWLLW |
| 16 |  Portsmouth | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 71 | DWWDD |
| 17 |  Oxford United | 53 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 65 | WLDWD |
| 18 |  Stoke City | 51 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 62 | WWLLD |
| 19 |  Derby | 50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 56 | DLWWD |
| 20 |  Preston | 50 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 48 | 59 | LLLLD |
| 21 |  Hull City | 49 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 54 | DLWLD |
| 22 |  Luton | 49 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 69 | LWWWL |
| 23 |  Plymouth | 46 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 88 | WLWWL |
| 24 |  Cardiff | 44 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 73 | LLDDL |
