
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Bromley | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 48 | |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 46 | |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Salford City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 43 | |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 41 | |
| 6 | MK Dons | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 40 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 39 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 39 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 35 | |
| 11 | Barnet | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 35 | |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 34 | |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 33 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 32 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 32 | |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 32 | |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -19 | 27 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -9 | 24 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 21 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -14 | 19 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -20 | 19 | |
| 23 | Newport County | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -19 | 17 | |
| 24 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -21 | 17 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bromley | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Swindon | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Salford | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | Cambridge | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | MK Dons | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 40 |
| 7 | Notts County | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Colchester | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Crewe | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnet | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 35 |
| 12 | Grimsby | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 34 |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Acc. Stanley | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 33 |
| 15 | Oldham | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 17 | Tranmere | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 32 |
| 18 | Cheltenham | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 27 |
| 19 | Barrow | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 21 |
| 21 | Crawley | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 19 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 19 |
| 23 | Newport | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 17 |
| 24 | Harrogate | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 17 |
| Southampton's Results | |||
| Jan 1 | Millwall | 0 - 0 | H |
| Dec 29 | Birmingham City | 1 - 1 | A |
| Dec 26 | Oxford United | 1 - 2 | A |
| Southampton's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 4 | Middlesbrough | A | |
| Jan 10 | Doncaster Rovers | A | |
| Jan 17 | Hull City | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 34 |
| 13 | Leicester | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| 14 | Southampton | 25 | 4 | 33 |
| 15 | Swansea | 25 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | Birmingham | 25 | -2 | 31 |