| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 53 | +36 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 66 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 51 | +23 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91 | 68 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 48 | +24 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 72 |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 44 | +13 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 |
| 5 | 42 | 44 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 80 | 80 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 44 | -10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 80 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 43 | +15 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 66 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 43 | +5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 73 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 43 | -2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 81 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 41 | -4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 82 | 86 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 42 | 41 | -5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 75 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 41 | -12 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 78 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 40 | -7 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 |
| 14 | The Wednesday | 42 | 39 | +3 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 78 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 39 | -2 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 76 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 42 | 39 | -3 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84 | 87 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 39 | -7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 88 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 39 | -8 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 39 | -16 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 98 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 39 | -24 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 38 | -12 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 86 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 37 | -7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 |