| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 25 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 25 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 25 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 25 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 25 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Arsenal | 25 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 25 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 25 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 25 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 25 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 25 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 25 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 25 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 25 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield United | 25 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 25 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | |||