Coca-Cola Championship 2004/2005
Historical league standings at 22nd January 2005
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 59 | 19 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 57 | 31 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 56 | 17 |
| 4 | Reading | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 10 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 2 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 | Millwall | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 45 | 6 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 2 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 43 | -3 |
| 10 | Derby County | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 2 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 3 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 0 |
| 13 | Burnley | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 0 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 4 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 1 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 38 | -4 |
| 17 | Watford | 30 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 2 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 37 | -12 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 34 | -2 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 33 | -9 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 32 | -12 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 29 | -21 |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 25 | -17 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 30 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 20 | -20 |
