| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Southampton | 20 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| 3 | Colchester United | 20 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Newport County | 20 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Watford | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Brentford | 20 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Reading | 20 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Northampton Town | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 20 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Gillingham | 20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Millwall | 20 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 17 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 21 | Aldershot | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Walsall | 20 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 23 | Swindon Town | 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |||