Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Sunderland 30 47 +43 21 5 4 80 37
2 Everton 30 42 +32 18 6 6 82 50
3 Aston Villa 30 39 +39 17 5 8 82 43
4 Preston North End 30 35 +16 15 5 10 62 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 30 32 +10 11 10 9 59 49
6 Sheffield United 30 32 +2 14 4 12 57 55
7 Nottingham Forest 30 31 -6 13 5 12 50 56
8 The Wednesday 30 28 -5 12 4 14 50 55
9 Burnley 30 26 -12 11 4 15 44 56
10 Bolton Wanderers 30 25 -1 9 7 14 61 62
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 25 -20 9 7 14 43 63
12 Small Heath 30 25 -24 9 7 14 50 74
13 West Bromwich Albion 30 24 -15 10 4 16 51 66
14 Stoke 30 24 -17 9 6 15 50 67
15 Derby County 30 23 -23 7 9 14 45 68
16 Liverpool 30 22 -19 7 8 15 51 70