Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Aston Villa 34 50 +42 22 6 6 77 35
2 Sheffield United 34 48 +30 18 12 4 63 33
3 Sunderland 34 41 +15 19 3 12 50 35
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 39 +11 15 9 10 48 37
5 Newcastle United 34 36 +10 13 10 11 53 43
6 Derby County 34 36 +2 14 8 12 45 43
7 Manchester City 34 34 +6 13 8 13 50 44
8 Nottingham Forest 34 34 +1 13 8 13 56 55
9 Stoke 34 34 -8 13 8 13 37 45
10 Liverpool 34 33 +4 14 5 15 49 45
11 Everton 34 33 -2 13 7 14 47 49
12 34 32 -4 13 6 15 40 44
13 West Bromwich Albion 34 30 -8 11 8 15 43 51
14 Blackburn Rovers 34 30 -12 13 4 17 49 61
15 Notts. County 34 29 -14 9 11 14 46 60
16 Preston North End 34 28 -10 12 4 18 38 48
17 Burnley 34 27 -20 11 5 18 34 54
18 34 18 -43 4 10 20 31 74