| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Southampton | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Brentford | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Watford | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Newport County | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Brighton and Hove A | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Millwall | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Merthyr Town | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Aberdare Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Southend United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 14 | 0.70 |
2 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
