Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Derby County 13 29   5 1 0 16 4   4 1 2 9 9
2 Everton 12 27   6 0 0 17 3   3 0 3 9 11
3 Bolton Wanderers 12 21   4 1 1 14 8   2 2 2 8 7
4 Liverpool 12 21   6 1 0 16 5   0 2 3 6 10
5 Middlesbrough 12 20   4 2 1 14 7   2 0 3 8 12
6 Leeds United 12 20   4 1 1 16 7   2 1 3 4 11
7 Charlton Athletic 12 20   4 2 0 14 8   2 0 4 5 9
8 Sunderland 12 18   0 3 2 4 6   5 0 2 10 6
9 Portsmouth 12 17   5 0 1 10 4   0 2 4 6 15
10 Blackpool 12 16   3 1 2 15 10   1 3 2 5 6
11 Arsenal 12 16   3 1 2 7 4   1 3 2 5 7
12 Leicester City 13 16   3 3 1 11 8   1 1 4 5 15
13 Preston North End 12 15   3 3 0 10 5   1 0 5 7 12
14 Aston Villa 12 15   2 0 3 8 6   2 3 2 8 11
15 Chelsea 12 15   3 2 1 13 8   1 1 4 6 14
16 Grimsby Town 12 15   3 2 1 6 4   1 1 4 6 13
17 Stoke City 12 14   2 2 2 10 10   1 3 2 8 14
18 Huddersfield Town 13 12   3 2 2 10 5   0 1 5 5 15
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 11   1 3 1 6 4   1 2 4 4 7
20 Birmingham 13 11   3 0 4 11 10   0 2 4 8 15
21 Brentford 12 11   3 0 3 7 8   0 2 4 5 15
22 Manchester United 12 10   2 2 2 11 7   0 2 4 4 12