Championship Table
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Newcastle | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Nottm Forest | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | West Brom | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 46 |
| 4 | Swansea | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Cardiff | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 39 |
| 7 | Sheff Utd | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Leicester | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | QPR | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 13 | Doncaster | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 14 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 | Coventry | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 30 |
| 17 | Preston | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 18 | Derby | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
| 19 | Ipswich | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 20 | Sheff Wed | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 27 |
| 22 | Reading | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 23 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Peterborough | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 18 |