
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 47 | |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 45 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 43 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 39 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 38 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Stevenage | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 37 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Reading | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 32 | |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 31 | |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 30 | |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 29 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 29 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 29 | |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -6 | 28 | |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 28 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -8 | 27 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -10 | 27 | |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 24 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -17 | 23 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 47 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Stockport | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | Bolton | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Mansfield | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Reading | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Peterboro | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Wigan | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Wycombe | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Exeter | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 29 |
| 18 | Orient | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 28 |
| 19 | Northampton | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 28 |
| 20 | Burton | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 27 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 24 |
| 23 | Doncaster | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 23 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 18 |
| Birmingham City's Results | |||
| Jan 1 | Watford | 0 - 3 | A |
| Dec 29 | Southampton | 1 - 1 | H |
| Dec 26 | Derby County | 1 - 1 | H |
| Birmingham City's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 4 | Coventry City | H | |
| Jan 10 | Cambridge United | A | |
| Jan 17 | Swansea City | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Southampton | 25 | 4 | 33 |
| 15 | Swansea | 25 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 17 | WBA | 25 | -5 | 31 |
| 18 | Sheff Utd | 24 | -4 | 29 |