| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Brentford | 30 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 29 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 29 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 29 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 29 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 28 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 28 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 27 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Everton | 29 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 29 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Liverpool | 28 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Birmingham | 28 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Blackpool | 30 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 29 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | |||