| # | English Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Crystal Palace | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 90 | 27 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 83 | 25 | Promoted | |
| - | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | 74 | 9 | ||
| Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | 73 | 13 | Promoted | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | 72 | 16 | ||
| - | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 5 | ||
| - | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | 68 | -4 | ||
| - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 68 | 13 | ||
| - | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 67 | 12 | ||
| - | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 59 | 67 | -2 | ||
| - | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 58 | 65 | 3 | ||
| - | Sunderland | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 57 | 65 | -3 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 64 | -3 | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 64 | 59 | -1 | ||
| - | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 67 | 59 | -4 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 59 | 5 | ||
| - | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 58 | -6 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | 55 | -12 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 80 | 54 | -14 | ||
| - | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | 53 | -4 | ||
| - | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | 51 | -9 | ||
| * | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 51 | -17 | Relegated | |
| * | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | 49 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 | 37 | -28 | Relegated |