| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wednesday | 42 | 52 | +24 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 62 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 42 | 51 | +29 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 67 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 42 | 50 | +17 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 98 | 81 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 47 | +18 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 93 | 75 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 46 | +26 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 64 |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 46 | +15 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 45 | +9 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 63 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 45 | +9 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 86 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 45 | +5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 72 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 44 | -2 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 72 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 41 | +1 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 41 | -10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 42 | 41 | -13 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 40 | -7 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 80 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 42 | 40 | -9 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 77 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 39 | +9 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 39 | -10 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 86 | 96 |
| 18 | Everton | 42 | 38 | -12 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 75 |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 38 | -22 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 103 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 36 | -24 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 80 |
| 21 | 42 | 31 | -37 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 99 | |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 29 | -16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 59 |