| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | The Wednesday | 34 | 42 | 1.50 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 29 | ||
| 2nonMover | Aston Villa | 34 | 41 | 1.53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 3nonMover | Sunderland | 34 | 41 | 1.42 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | ||
| 4nonMover | Sheffield United | 34 | 39 | 1.32 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 5nonMover | Liverpool | 34 | 38 | 1.39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 6nonMover | Stoke | 34 | 37 | 1.21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 7nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 36 | 1.02 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | ||
| 8nonMover | Bury | 34 | 35 | 1.26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 29 | ||
| 9nonMover | Derby County | 34 | 35 | 1.06 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 36 | ||
| 10nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 35 | 1.04 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 11nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 33 | 0.84 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | ||
| 12nonMover | Everton | 34 | 32 | 0.96 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 13nonMover | Middlesbrough | 34 | 32 | 0.82 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 14nonMover | Newcastle United | 34 | 32 | 0.80 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 40 | ||
| 15nonMover | Notts. County | 34 | 31 | 0.84 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | ||
| 16nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 29 | 0.70 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | ||
| 17nonMover | Grimsby Town | 34 | 25 | 0.69 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | ||
| 18nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 19 | 0.51 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 53 | ||