| Clubs | P | W | D | L | FA | Point | ||
| 1 | Norwich | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89-47 | 95 | |
| 2 | Leeds | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77-44 | 86 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76-44 | 85 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71-48 | 84 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73-57 | 82 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82-56 | 80 | |
| 7 | Southampton * | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 85-47 | 73 | |
| 8 | Colchester | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64-52 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 55-52 | 62 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60-63 | 62 | |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 59-70 | 62 | |
| 12 | MK Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60-68 | 60 | |
| 13 | Brighton | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56-60 | 59 | |
| 14 | Carlisle | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63-66 | 58 | |
| 15 | Yeovil T. | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55-59 | 53 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 59-67 | 53 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39-57 | 52 | |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53-63 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 48-60 | 51 | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 45-72 | 51 | |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48-64 | 50 | |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 56-76 | 45 | |
| 23 | Southend Utd | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51-72 | 43 | |
| 24 | Stockport | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35-95 | 25 | |
| * Southampton deducted 10 points | ||||||||