Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Blackpool 14 31   7 0 0 17 7   3 1 3 10 10
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 25   5 0 3 22 11   3 1 2 7 6
3 Liverpool 13 25   3 2 1 11 6   4 2 1 16 10
4 Middlesbrough 12 24   4 1 0 16 9   3 2 2 9 7
5 Sunderland 13 23   5 0 2 15 8   2 2 2 9 11
6 Manchester United 13 22   4 2 1 15 8   2 2 2 11 9
7 Stoke City 13 22   4 1 2 17 13   3 0 3 15 12
8 Aston Villa 13 20   3 2 3 13 7   3 0 2 6 6
9 Preston North End 12 20   4 0 3 15 13   2 2 1 9 9
10 Sheffield United 12 19   2 3 1 10 9   3 1 2 9 11
11 Charlton Athletic 13 18   4 0 2 18 6   1 3 3 9 19
12 Blackburn Rovers 12 16   2 1 3 8 6   3 0 3 7 7
13 Brentford 12 16   3 0 3 7 10   2 1 3 10 13
14 Chelsea 13 15   3 1 2 13 14   1 2 4 12 16
15 Grimsby Town 12 15   2 1 2 8 12   2 2 3 9 11
16 Derby County 12 14   2 2 2 9 8   2 0 4 12 14
17 Bolton Wanderers 13 14   2 2 2 8 9   2 0 5 10 14
18 Everton 12 14   3 1 2 9 10   1 1 4 4 13
19 Portsmouth 13 13   4 0 2 14 7   0 1 6 7 15
20 Arsenal 13 11   1 2 3 8 11   2 0 5 11 19
21 Leeds United 13 10   3 1 2 12 5   0 0 7 5 23
22 Huddersfield Town 13 10   3 1 3 13 11   0 0 6 3 23