Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Manchester United 38 52 +33 23 6 9 81 48
2 Aston Villa 38 43 +18 17 9 12 77 59
3 Manchester City 38 43 +8 16 11 11 62 54
4 Newcastle United 38 42 +11 15 12 11 65 54
5 The Wednesday 38 42 +9 19 4 15 73 64
6 Middlesbrough 38 41 +9 17 7 14 54 45
7 38 39 -3 14 11 13 58 61
8 Liverpool 38 38 +7 16 6 16 68 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 37 -3 13 11 14 59 62
10 Bristol City 38 36 -3 12 12 14 58 61
11 Everton 38 36 -6 15 6 17 58 64
12 Preston North End 38 36 -6 12 12 14 47 53
13 Chelsea 38 36 -9 14 8 16 53 62
14 Blackburn Rovers 38 36 -12 12 12 14 51 63
15 Woolwich Arsenal 38 36 -12 12 12 14 51 63
16 Sunderland 38 35 +3 16 3 19 78 75
17 Sheffield United 38 35 -6 12 11 15 52 58
18 Notts. County 38 34 -12 13 8 17 39 51
19 Bolton Wanderers 38 33 -6 14 5 19 52 58
20 Birmingham 38 30 -20 9 12 17 40 60