Match report to follow.
| Team | P | GD | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 28 | 29 | 62 | |||||||
| 2 | Sheff Utd | 28 | 24 | 57 | |||||||
| 3 | Watford | 28 | 5 | 44 | |||||||
| 4 | Blackburn | 28 | -4 | 43 | |||||||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 9 | 42 | |||||||
| 6 | Norwich | 28 | 9 | 42 | |||||||
| 7 | Luton | 27 | 6 | 42 | |||||||
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 6 | 42 | |||||||
| 9 | West Brom | 28 | 8 | 41 | |||||||
| 10 | Preston | 28 | -5 | 40 | |||||||
| 11 | Swansea | 28 | 2 | 39 | |||||||
| 12 | Sunderland | 27 | 7 | 38 | |||||||
| 13 | QPR | 28 | -3 | 38 | |||||||
| 14 | Reading | 28 | -11 | 37 | |||||||
| 15 | Coventry | 27 | -2 | 35 | |||||||
| 16 | Hull | 28 | -11 | 34 | |||||||
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | -1 | 33 | |||||||
| 18 | Stoke | 28 | -4 | 33 | |||||||
| 19 | Birmingham | 28 | -5 | 32 | |||||||
| 20 | Rotherham | 28 | -7 | 31 | |||||||
| 21 | Cardiff | 28 | -10 | 29 | |||||||
| 22 | Huddersfield | 26 | -8 | 26 | |||||||
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | -12 | 26 | |||||||
| 24 | Wigan | 28 | -22 | 25 | |||||||
Preston North End struck twice in six minutes in the first half to pile the misery on Birmingham City, who lost their fifth Championship game in a row.