| 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 | Liverpool | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 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 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 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 | |||