| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Southampton | 24 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||
| 3 | Colchester United | 25 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Newport County | 23 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Watford | 25 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 25 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Reading | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 25 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Northampton Town | 25 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Millwall | 24 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 15 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | ||||
| 16 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | ||||
| 17 | Aldershot | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Walsall | 25 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Exeter City | 24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 24 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Coventry City | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 23 | Norwich City | 25 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | |||