| Southampton's Results | |||
| May 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 1 | H |
| May 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 0 | A |
| May 4 | Leeds United | 2 - 1 | A |
| Southampton's Fixtures |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 35 | 96 |
| 3 | Leeds | 46 | 38 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 24 | 87 |
| 5 | WBA | 46 | 23 | 75 |
| 6 | Norwich | 46 | 15 | 73 |