| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Southampton | 23 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 23 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||
| 3 | Colchester United | 23 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Newport County | 23 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Brentford | 23 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Watford | 23 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 23 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Gillingham | 23 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 14 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | Millwall | 23 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Northampton Town | 23 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Walsall | 24 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Aldershot | 23 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Swindon Town | 23 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Exeter City | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 22 | Coventry City | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 24 | Norwich City | 23 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||