Full Championship standings including points, wins, draws, losses, and goal difference.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 74 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 69 |
| 3 | Millwall | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 68 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 65 |
| 5 | Hull City | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 63 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 57 |
| 7 | Derby County | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 54 |
| 8 | Southampton | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 53 |
| 9 | Watford | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 52 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 52 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 49 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 49 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 49 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 48 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 47 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 45 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 44 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 40 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 39 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 36 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 35 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 1 | 9 | 27 | -51 | -6 |