| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Southampton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 3 | Aberdare Athletic | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 9 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Millwall | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 15 | Brentford | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33 | -23 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 18 | Southend United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 21 | Newport County | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 1 | 0.09 |
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
