| # | Championship | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 28 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | LWWDL |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | DWLWW |
| 4 |  Millwall | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | WWWWD |
| 5 |  Bristol City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | LWWWL |
| 6 | Preston | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | WLLWW |
| 7 |  Hull City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | WWWDW |
| 8 |  Charlton | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | LWWDD |
| 9 |  Ipswich | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | WLLWW |
| 10 |  Watford | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | WLWLW |
| 11 |  Birmingham | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | DLWLW |
| 12 |  West Brom | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | LWLLD |
| 13 |  QPR | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | WLWLL |
| 14 |  Leicester | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | WDLLL |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | DLWDW |
| 16 | Swansea | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | LDLWD |
| 17 |  Derby | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | DLWWW |
| 18 |  Oxford United | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | LWLWD |
| 19 |  Blackburn | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | DLLWW |
| 20 |  Portsmouth | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | WDLLL |
| 21 |  Southampton | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | DDLLL |
| 22 |  Sheffield Utd | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | LWWLL |
| 23 |  Norwich | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | LLLLL |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | LLLLD |
