| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Watford (C) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 46 | 1.1478 | 52 |
| 2nd | Reading | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 1.581 | 49 |
| 3rd | Cardiff City | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 38 | 1.895 | 48 |
| 4th | West Ham United (Elected) | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 47 | 1.234 | 45 |
| 5th | Northampton Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 43 |
| 6th | Southampton | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 74 | 1.054 | 43 |
| 7th | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 42 |
| 8th | Millwall | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 0.980 | 42 |
| 9th | Swindon Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 41 |
| 10th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 39 |
| 11th | Exeter City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 41 | 1.220 | 38 |
| 12th | Queen's Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 0.982 | 38 |
| 13th | Norwich City | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 36 |
| 14th | Luton Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 34 |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 34 |
| 16th | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 31 |
| 17th | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 30 |
| 18th | Southend United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 0.688 | 28 |
| 19th | Croydon Common (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 27 |
| 20th | Gillingham | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 20 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
(C) Champions; (Elected) Elected to the 1919/20 Football League Second Divisiom after the First World War
(R) Relegated but did not rejoin the league after the First World War
