| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 17 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 17 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 17 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 17 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 17 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 17 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 17 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Everton | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |||