| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Liverpool | 34 | 45 | 1.69 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sunderland | 34 | 43 | 2.19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 3nonMover | Notts. County | 34 | 40 | 1.17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 4nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 39 | 1.47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 5nonMover | Bury | 34 | 39 | 1.43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 6nonMover | Newcastle United | 34 | 38 | 1.14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 7nonMover | Everton | 34 | 37 | 1.31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | ||
| 8nonMover | The Wednesday | 34 | 36 | 1.24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 9nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 33 | 0.83 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | ||
| 10nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 33 | 0.71 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 43 | ||
| 11nonMover | Manchester City | 34 | 32 | 0.83 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | ||
| 12nonMover | Derby County | 34 | 31 | 1.31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 13nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 31 | 0.71 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 40 | ||
| 14nonMover | Sheffield United | 34 | 31 | 0.67 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | ||
| 15nonMover | Aston Villa | 34 | 30 | 0.88 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 33 | ||
| 16nonMover | Stoke | 34 | 27 | 0.81 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 17nonMover | Preston North End | 34 | 25 | 0.65 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | ||
| 18nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 22 | 0.56 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | ||