Coca-Cola Championship 2004/2005
Historical league standings at 2nd October 2004
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Reading | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 6 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 16 | -2 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Derby County | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | -1 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | -4 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| 17 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | -2 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 12 | -3 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 11 | -2 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 10 | -11 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | -6 |
| 23 | Cardiff City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 9 | -9 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | -11 |
