| # | English Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 42 | 94 | 40 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Middlesbrough | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 91 | 36 | Promoted | |
| - | Sunderland | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 90 | 36 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 49 | 88 | 31 | Promoted | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 83 | 34 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 15 | ||
| - | Birmingham City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 74 | 25 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 2 | ||
| - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 65 | 4 | ||
| - | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 61 | -6 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 65 | 59 | -7 | ||
| - | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | 58 | -4 | ||
| - | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 57 | -13 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 57 | 56 | -3 | ||
| - | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 55 | -17 | ||
| - | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 53 | -22 | ||
| - | Bury | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 52 | -16 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 73 | 52 | -31 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 66 | 49 | -10 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 49 | -12 | ||
| - | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 63 | 49 | -12 | ||
| * | Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 48 | -1 | Relegated | |
| * | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 46 | -30 | Relegated | |
| * | Reading | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 42 | -39 | Relegated |