| Place | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
| 1. | Southampton FC | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 48 |
| 2. | Reading FC | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 30 | 45 |
| 3. | Portsmouth FC | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 32 | 41 |
| 4. | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 31 | 35 |
| 5. | Bristol Rovers FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 34 |
| 6. | New Brompton FC | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| 7. | Millwall Athletic FC | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 37 | 31 |
| 8. | Northampton Town FC | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 30 |
| 9. | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 42 | 28 |
| 10. | West Ham United FC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 28 |
| 11. | Luton Town FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 27 |
| 12. | Swindon Town FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 46 | 27 |
| 13. | Kettering FC | 30 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 27 |
| 14. | Wellingborough FC | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 25 |
| 15. | Watford FC | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 87 | 16 |
| 16. | Brentford FC | 30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 84 | 5 |