| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 88 | 64 | +24 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 58 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 57 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 112 | 72 | +40 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 90 | 58 | +32 | 54 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 53 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 74 | +7 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 48 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 79 | -2 | 47 | 1.02 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 87 | 79 | +8 | 44 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 43 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 42 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 77 | -18 | 42 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 40 | 0.87 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 89 | -30 | 40 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 81 | -20 | 39 | 0.85 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 75 | -14 | 37 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 74 | -25 | 35 | 0.76 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 81 | -29 | 35 | 0.76 |
| 23 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 91 | -28 | 31 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 99 | -42 | 31 | 0.67 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies








