| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Port Vale | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 30 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | 1.76 |
| 6 | Millwall | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 8 | Reading | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 23 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 17 | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 23 | Newport County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Southend United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 26 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Cardiff City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0.00 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
