| # | English Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Sunderland | 46 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 28 | 105 | 63 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Bradford City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 46 | 87 | 36 | Promoted | |
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | 86 | 37 | ||
| - | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 37 | 81 | 29 | ||
| Watford | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 56 | 77 | 9 | Promoted | ||
| - | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 59 | 76 | 19 | ||
| - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 21 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 5 | ||
| - | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 1 | ||
| - | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 71 | 61 | -9 | ||
| - | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 61 | -12 | ||
| - | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | 59 | -7 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 3 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 58 | -13 | ||
| - | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 2 | ||
| - | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 53 | -11 | ||
| - | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 50 | -22 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 54 | 78 | 48 | -24 | ||
| - | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 56 | 73 | 47 | -17 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 61 | 47 | -9 | ||
| - | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 75 | 47 | -30 | ||
| * | Bury | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 47 | -25 | Relegated | |
| * | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 71 | 44 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Bristol City | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 80 | 42 | -23 | Relegated |