| # | Championship | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 10 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | LWWDL |
| 3 |  Millwall | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | WWWWD |
| 4 |  Bristol City | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | LWWWL |
| 5 |  Stoke City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | DWLWW |
| 6 |  Charlton | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | LWWDD |
| 7 | Preston | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | WLLWW |
| 8 |  Hull City | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | WWWDW |
| 9 |  QPR | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | WLWLL |
| 10 |  Leicester | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | WDLLL |
| 11 |  West Brom | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | LWLLD |
| 12 |  Ipswich | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | WLLWW |
| 13 |  Swansea | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Wrexham | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | DLWDW |
| 15 |  Watford | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | WLWLW |
| 16 |  Birmingham | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | DLWLW |
| 17 |  Derby | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | DLWWW |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | WDLLL |
| 19 |  Oxford United | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | LWLWD |
| 20 |  Southampton | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | DDLLL |
| 21 |  Blackburn | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | DLLWW |
| 22 |  Sheffield Utd | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | LWWLL |
| 23 |  Norwich | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | LLLLL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | LLLLD |
