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