| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 21 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 21 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Portsmouth | 21 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Stoke City | 21 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 21 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 21 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 21 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 21 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 21 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 21 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 28 | |||