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