| Last game played on Tuesday 14th September 2004 |
Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +3 | ||||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | +8 | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | +6 | ||||
| 4 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 16 | +2 | ||||
| 5 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | +3 | ||||
| 6 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 13 | +7 | ||||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | +1 | ||||
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | +2 | ||||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | +1 | ||||
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -2 | ||||
| 13 | Burnley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | +2 | ||||
| 14 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | +1 | ||||
| 15 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | +1 | ||||
| 16 | Millwall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | -1 | ||||
| 18 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | -5 | ||||
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | -1 | ||||
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | -5 | ||||
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | -6 | ||||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | -6 | ||||
| 23 | Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | -7 | ||||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | -8 | ||||