| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Bristol City | 42 | 90 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 42 | 78 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Gillingham | 41 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 42 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 41 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Watford | 41 | 61 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Coventry City | 39 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 42 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 54 | |||
| 12 | 41 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | ||||
| 13 | Brentford | 40 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Aldershot | 41 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 40 | |||
| 15 | Reading | 40 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | |||
| 16 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 41 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 17 | 39 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 44 | ||||
| 18 | Newport County | 41 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | |||
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 51 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 44 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51 | |||
| 21 | Exeter City | 41 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 38 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 40 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 23 | Colchester United | 41 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 41 | |||
| 24 | Walsall | 41 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 48 | |||