Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 The Wednesday 34 42 +18 19 4 11 54 36
2 Aston Villa 34 41 +21 19 3 12 61 40
3 Sunderland 34 41 +15 16 9 9 51 36
4 Sheffield United 34 39 +14 17 5 12 58 44
5 Liverpool 34 38 +19 17 4 13 68 49
6 Stoke 34 37 +8 15 7 12 46 38
7 West Bromwich Albion 34 36 +1 16 4 14 54 53
8 34 35 +11 16 3 15 54 43
9 Derby County 34 35 +3 16 3 15 50 47
10 Nottingham Forest 34 35 +2 14 7 13 49 47
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 33 -9 14 5 15 48 57
12 Everton 34 32 -2 13 6 15 45 47
13 Middlesbrough 34 32 -9 14 4 16 41 50
14 Newcastle United 34 32 -10 14 4 16 41 51
15 Notts. County 34 31 -8 12 7 15 41 49
16 Blackburn Rovers 34 29 -19 12 5 17 44 63
17 Grimsby Town 34 25 -19 8 9 17 43 62
18 Bolton Wanderers 34 19 -36 8 3 23 37 73