| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 16 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Everton | 15 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Leicester City | 16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 15 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Portsmouth | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Arsenal | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Chelsea | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Brentford | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
| 21 | Birmingham | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Manchester United | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |||