| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Brentford | 27 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 26 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 26 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 26 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 26 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 26 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Stoke City | 26 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 25 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 24 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 26 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Birmingham | 25 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Liverpool | 25 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Portsmouth | 26 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Blackpool | 27 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | |||