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