| # | English Championship | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 90 | 28 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 83 | 17 | Promoted | |
| - | Sheffield United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 80 | 25 | ||
| - | Reading | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 77 | 32 | ||
| Burnley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 76 | 12 | Promoted | ||
| - | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 74 | 12 | ||
| - | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 74 | 12 | ||
| - | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 68 | 13 | ||
| - | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 66 | 9 | ||
| - | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 0 | ||
| - | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | 61 | -2 | ||
| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 61 | -7 | ||
| - | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 58 | -4 | ||
| - | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 58 | -11 | ||
| - | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 57 | -3 | ||
| - | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 56 | -11 | ||
| - | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | 54 | -11 | ||
| - | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | -12 | ||
| - | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 53 | -15 | ||
| - | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 52 | -13 | ||
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | 51 | -13 | ||
| * | Norwich City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 46 | -13 | Relegated | |
| * | Southampton | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 45 | -23 | Relegated | |
| * | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | 39 | -22 | Relegated |