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