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