| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Burnley | 28 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 28 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 27 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 28 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 28 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 29 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Portsmouth | 28 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 27 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Manchester City | 28 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Everton | 26 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Liverpool | 29 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Stoke City | 29 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 29 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 19 | Chelsea | 28 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 53 | |||