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