Championship 2004/05

Sunderland won the 2004/05 Championship with 94 points, 7 points ahead of Wigan. Sunderland, Wigan and West Ham were promoted. Gillingham, Nottingham Forest and Rotherham were relegated. 2.43 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 43% and 29% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Sunderland · Champions	46	29	7	10	76	41	+35	94	Champions
2	Wigan · Promoted	46	25	12	9	79	35	+44	87	Promoted
3	Ipswich	46	24	13	9	85	56	+29	85
4	Derby	46	22	10	14	71	60	+11	76
5	Preston	46	21	12	13	67	58	+9	75
6	West Ham · Promoted	46	21	10	15	66	56	+10	73	Promoted
7	Reading	46	19	13	14	51	44	+7	70
8	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	57	56	+1	67
9	Wolves	46	15	21	10	72	59	+13	66
10	Millwall	46	18	12	16	51	45	+6	66
11	QPR	46	17	11	18	54	58	-4	62
12	Stoke	46	17	10	19	36	38	-2	61
13	Burnley	46	15	15	16	38	39	-1	60
14	Leeds	46	14	18	14	49	52	-3	60
15	Leicester	46	12	21	13	49	46	+3	57
16	Cardiff	46	13	15	18	48	51	-3	54
17	Plymouth	46	14	11	21	52	64	-12	53
18	Watford	46	12	16	18	52	59	-7	52
19	Coventry	46	13	13	20	61	73	-12	52
20	Brighton	46	13	12	21	40	65	-25	51
21	Crewe	46	12	14	20	66	86	-20	50
22	Gillingham · Relegated	46	12	14	20	45	66	-21	50	Relegated
23	Nottingham Forest · Relegated	46	9	17	20	42	66	-24	44	Relegated
24	Rotherham · Relegated	46	5	14	27	35	69	-34	29	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.43 goals per game: 4th lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 94 points: 15th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2004/05	League average
Goals per game	2.43	2.58
Home wins	43%	45%
Draws	29%	27%
Away wins	28%	28%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.43 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	94	94
Most points relegated	50	46
Fewest points safe	50	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.