Coca-Cola Championship 2004/2005
Historical league standings at 18th December 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 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 47 | 28 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 46 | 19 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 46 | 15 |
| 4 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 44 | 11 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 1 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 3 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 1 |
| 8 | Derby County | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 6 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 36 | -2 |
| 10 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 3 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 0 |
| 12 | Burnley | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 32 | -6 |
| 15 | Watford | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 0 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 29 | -5 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 29 | -7 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 1 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 25 | -15 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 22 | -8 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 21 | -12 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 21 | -21 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | -19 |
