| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Burnley | 29 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Preston North End | 29 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 28 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 29 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 29 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Manchester United | 29 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 31 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 29 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 28 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 28 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 31 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 30 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Liverpool | 31 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 31 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 53 | |||