| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 59 | +47 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 101 | 54 |
| 2 | 46 | 59 | +25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 64 | |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 58 | +28 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 56 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 54 | +24 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 52 |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 46 | 52 | +26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 62 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 52 | +21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 86 | 65 |
| 7 | 46 | 48 | +8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 65 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 48 | +2 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 78 | 76 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 48 | -7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 72 | 79 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 47 | +1 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 60 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 46 | -3 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 75 |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 45 | +3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 |
| 13 | Reading | 46 | 45 | -1 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 81 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 45 | -7 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 73 |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 44 | +6 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 74 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 44 | -10 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 74 | 84 |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 44 | -20 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 84 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 43 | -5 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 73 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 42 | -13 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 79 | 92 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 40 | -13 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 75 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 37 | -18 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 79 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 37 | -31 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 36 | -30 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 96 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 46 | 31 | -33 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 94 |