| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 16 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Blackpool | 16 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 16 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Everton | 16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Manchester City | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 16 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Sunderland | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Stoke City | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |||