| # | English Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Sunderland | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | 94 | 35 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | 87 | 44 | Promoted | |
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | 85 | 29 | ||
| - | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 11 | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 75 | 9 | ||
| West Ham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | 73 | 10 | Promoted | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 70 | 7 | ||
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 1 | ||
| - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | 66 | 13 | ||
| - | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | 66 | 6 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | 62 | -4 | ||
| - | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | 61 | -2 | ||
| - | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | 60 | -1 | ||
| - | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 60 | -3 | ||
| - | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 57 | 3 | ||
| - | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | 54 | -3 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | 53 | -12 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | 52 | -7 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | 52 | -12 | ||
| - | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | 51 | -25 | ||
| - | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | 50 | -20 | ||
| * | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 66 | 44 | -24 | Relegated | |
| * | Rotherham United | 46 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 69 | 29 | -34 | Relegated |