| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 24 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Burnley | 24 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 24 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 24 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 24 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 24 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 24 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 25 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 24 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 24 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 24 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 24 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | |||