| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Everton | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Portsmouth | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Manchester United | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Brentford | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||