| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Burnley | 30 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 28 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 30 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 30 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 30 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 32 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 29 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 29 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Manchester City | 30 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 32 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 41 | |||
| 17 | Liverpool | 32 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 35 | |||
| 18 | Chelsea | 31 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 32 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 55 | |||