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