Football League Championship
2004/05
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Sunderland | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 94 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | ♦Playoffs |
| 4th | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | West Ham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 73 | ▲PO Winners |
| 7th | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 66 | - |
| 10th | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 66 | - |
| 11th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 62 | - |
| 12th | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 61 | - |
| 13th | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 60 |
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| 14th | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 60 |
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| 15th | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 |
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| 16th | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 54 |
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| 17th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 53 |
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| 18th | Watford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 52 | - |
| 20th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | -20 | 50 | - |
| 22nd | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 50 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Rotherham United | 46 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 69 | -34 | 29 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Championship Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| 15/05/2015 | Preston North End | 2-0 | Derby County |
| 15/05/2015 | West Ham United | 2-2 | Ipswich Town |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 19/05/2015 | Derby County | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| Preston North End won 2-0 on aggregate | |||
| 18/05/2015 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | West Ham United |
| West Ham United won 4-2 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| 30/05/2015 | West Ham United | 1-0 | Preston North End |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Crystal Palace were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Norwich City were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Southampton were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Sunderland were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Wigan Athletic were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦ Ipswich Town Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Derby County Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Preston North End Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Crystal Palace Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ▲West Ham United were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Gillingham were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▼Nottingham Forest were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▼Rotherham United were Relegated to Football League 1 |
| ▲Luton Town were Promoted from Football League 1 |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted from Football League 1 |
| ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted from Football League 1 via the Playoffs |