Final Championship 2004/2005 league table
Season completed Sunday, 8th May 2005 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | 94 | +35 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | 87 | +44 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | 85 | +29 |
| 4 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | +11 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 75 | +9 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | 73 | +10 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 70 | +7 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | 67 | +1 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | 66 | +13 |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | 66 | +6 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | 62 | -4 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | 61 | -2 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | 60 | -1 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | 60 | -3 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 57 | +3 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | 54 | -3 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | 53 | -12 |
| 18 | Watford | 46 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | 52 | -7 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | 52 | -12 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | 51 | -25 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | 50 | -20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | -21 |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 66 | 44 | -24 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 46 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 69 | 29 | -34 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Sat 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | West Ham United 2 Ipswich Town 2 | 33,723 |
| Sun 15th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Preston North End 2 Derby County 0 | 20,315 |
| Thu 19th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Derby County 0 Preston North End 0 | 31,310 |
| Wed 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Ipswich Town 0 West Ham United 2 | 30,010 |
| Mon 30th May | Final | Preston North End 0 West Ham United 1 | 70,275 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 47,350 | Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City | Sun 8th May | 3,804 | Rotherham U. 1-0 Reading | Tue 15th Mar | |
| 43,253 | Sunderland 2-3 Leeds Utd. | Sun 26th Dec | 4,367 | Rotherham U. 1-3 Gillingham | Sat 5th Mar | |
| 34,815 | Sunderland 2-1 Leicester City | Sat 23rd Apr | 4,498 | Rotherham U. 2-3 Crewe Alex. | Tue 28th Sep | |
| 34,496 | Leeds Utd. 2-1 Plymouth Arg. | Tue 28th Dec | 5,062 | Rotherham U. 1-1 Millwall | Sat 25th Sep | |
| 34,237 | Sunderland 1-2 Reading | Sat 9th Apr | 5,088 | Rotherham U. 0-1 Plymouth Arg. | Tue 19th Oct | |
| 34,115 | Leeds Utd. 2-1 West Ham Utd. | Sat 26th Feb | 5,093 | Rotherham U. 2-2 Cardiff City | Sat 6th Nov | |
