| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers | 90 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80: | 52 | | 2. Birmingham City | 83 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54: | 37 | | 3. Sheffield United | 80 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64: | 39 | | 4. Reading | 77 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72: | 40 | | 5. Burnley | 76 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72: | 60 | | 6. Preston North End | 74 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66: | 54 | | 7. Cardiff City | 74 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65: | 53 | | 8. Swansea City | 68 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63: | 50 | | 9. Ipswich Town | 66 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62: | 53 | | 10.Bristol City | 61 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54: | 54 | | 11.Queens Park Rangers | 61 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42: | 44 | | 12.Sheffield Wednesday | 61 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51: | 58 | | 13.Watford | 58 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68: | 72 | | 14.Doncaster Rovers | 58 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42: | 53 | | 15.Crystal Palace | 57 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52: | 55 | | 16.Blackpool | 56 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47: | 58 | | 17.Coventry City | 54 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47: | 58 | | 18.Derby County | 54 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55: | 67 | | 19.Nottingham Forest | 53 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50: | 65 | | 20.Barnsley | 52 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45: | 58 | | 21.Plymouth Argyle | 51 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44: | 57 | | 22.Norwich City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57: | 70 | | 23.Southampton | 45 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46: | 69 | | 24.Charlton Athletic | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52: | 74 |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City promoted to Premiership 2010 | | Burnley promoted via play-offs between 3rd to 6th teams. | | Norwich City, Southampton and Charlton Athletic relegated. |
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