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