| # | Championship | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 34 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | WWLWW |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | WDLDW |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 10 | LWWWL |
| 4 |  Preston | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | LWWWD |
| 5 |  Hull City | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | WDWLW |
| 6 |  Millwall | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | WWDLD |
| 7 |  Ipswich | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | LWWDW |
| 8 |  Bristol City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | WWLLD |
| 9 |  Charlton | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | WDDWL |
| 10 | Derby | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | WWWWW |
| 11 |  Birmingham | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | WLWWL |
| 12 |  Leicester | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | LLLDW |
| 13 |  Wrexham | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | WDWDW |
| 14 |  West Brom | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | LLDLW |
| 15 |  Watford | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | WLWDD |
| 16 |  QPR | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | WLLLD |
| 17 |  Southampton | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 18 |  Swansea | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | LWDLL |
| 19 |  Blackburn | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | LWWWL |
| 20 |  Portsmouth | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | LLLDL |
| 21 |  Oxford United | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | LWDLL |
| 22 |  Sheffield Utd | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | WLLLD |
| 23 |  Norwich | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | LLLDL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | LLDDL |
