| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 28 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Southampton | 26 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Coventry City | 26 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Norwich City | 27 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 28 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Colchester United | 28 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 9 | Port Vale | 27 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Brentford | 28 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Newport County | 26 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Bradford City | 27 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| 15 | Barnsley | 28 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 16 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 28 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Southend United | 26 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 30 | |||
| 20 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 30 | ||||
| 21 | Reading | 27 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 22 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 39 | ||||
| 23 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 45 | |||