Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Blackpool 15 31   7 0 0 17 7   3 1 4 12 14
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 28   5 0 3 22 11   4 1 2 11 7
3 Liverpool 14 28   4 2 1 14 6   4 2 1 16 10
4 Sunderland 14 26   5 0 2 15 8   3 2 2 12 12
5 Manchester United 14 25   5 2 1 19 9   2 2 2 11 9
6 Middlesbrough 13 24   4 1 1 17 12   3 2 2 9 7
7 Stoke City 14 23   4 2 2 17 13   3 0 3 15 12
8 Preston North End 13 23   5 0 3 17 13   2 2 1 9 9
9 Sheffield United 13 22   3 3 1 14 11   3 1 2 9 11
10 Aston Villa 14 21   3 2 3 13 7   3 1 2 6 6
11 Charlton Athletic 14 18   4 0 3 19 10   1 3 3 9 19
12 Chelsea 14 18   4 1 2 16 16   1 2 4 12 16
13 Grimsby Town 13 18   3 1 2 9 12   2 2 3 9 11
14 Blackburn Rovers 13 17   2 1 3 8 6   3 1 3 7 7
15 Brentford 13 16   3 0 3 7 10   2 1 4 12 16
16 Bolton Wanderers 14 15   2 3 2 8 9   2 0 5 10 14
17 Derby County 13 14   2 2 2 9 8   2 0 5 13 18
18 Everton 13 14   3 1 2 9 10   1 1 5 5 15
19 Portsmouth 14 13   4 0 2 14 7   0 1 7 7 18
20 Leeds United 14 13   4 1 2 14 6   0 0 7 5 23
21 Arsenal 14 11   1 2 3 8 11   2 0 6 11 21
22 Huddersfield Town 14 10   3 1 3 13 11   0 0 7 3 24