| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 23 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Reading | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Southampton | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 7 | Southend United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove A | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Brentford | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 17 | Newport County | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 18 | Walsall | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Watford | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 23 | Millwall | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 24 | Aldershot | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 10 | 0.91 |
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
