Current Holders: Brighton
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Brighton | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | +24 | 60 (C) |
| 2 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | +26 | 58 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | +19 | 58 |
| 4 | Swindon | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 34 | +29 | 57 |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 28 | +28 | 55 |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 41 | +40 | 54 |
| 7 | Southend | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +32 | 54 |
| 8 | Norwich | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 42 | +5 | 53 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 50 | +7 | 51 |
| 10 | QPR | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 51 | -1 | 50 |
| 11 | Newport C (old) | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | +6 | 48 |
| 12 | Colchester | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 52 | -2 | 47 |
| 13 | Northampton | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | +8 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | -2 | 43 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | +9 | 42 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 50 | -18 | 42 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 46 | -22 | 40 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 55 | -30 | 40 |
| 19 | Coventry | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 57 | -20 | 39 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 51 | -14 | 37 |
| 21 | Torquay | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | -25 | 35 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 57 | -29 | 35 |
| 23 | Millwall | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 55 | -28 | 31 |
| 24 | Exeter | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 64 | -42 | 31 |
