| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 90 | +28 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 83 | +17 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 80 | +25 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 77 | +32 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 |
| 5 | Burnley | 46 | 76 | +12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 74 | +12 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 74 | +12 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 68 | +13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 66 | +9 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 61 | -2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 61 | -7 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 58 | -4 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 58 | -11 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 56 | -3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 56 | -11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 54 | -11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 54 | -12 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 53 | -15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 52 | -13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 51 | -13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 46 | 46 | -13 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 |
| 23 | Southampton | 46 | 45 | -23 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 39 | -22 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/2008_2009/championship/index.shtml.
