| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Southampton | 14 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | Colchester United | 15 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Newport County | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Reading | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Brentford | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | Watford | 15 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 15 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Norwich City | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Aldershot | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Exeter City | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||||
| 24 | Walsall | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||