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