Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Aston Villa 30 47 +35 21 5 4 73 38
2 Sheffield United 30 36 +13 13 10 7 42 29
3 Derby County 30 36 +20 16 4 10 70 50
4 Preston North End 30 34 +15 11 12 7 55 40
5 Liverpool 30 33 +8 12 9 9 46 38
6 The Wednesday 30 31 +5 10 11 9 42 37
7 Everton 30 31 +5 14 3 13 62 57
8 Bolton Wanderers 30 30 -3 12 6 12 40 43
9 30 30 -5 10 10 10 39 44
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 28 +4 11 6 13 45 41
11 Nottingham Forest 30 26 -5 9 8 13 44 49
12 West Bromwich Albion 30 26 -23 10 6 14 33 56
13 Stoke 30 25 -11 11 3 16 48 59
14 Blackburn Rovers 30 25 -27 11 3 16 35 62
15 Sunderland 30 23 -13 7 9 14 34 47
16 Burnley 30 19 -18 6 7 17 43 61