Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Portsmouth 13 31   7 0 0 16 1   2 4 0 11 5
2 Derby County 13 27   5 1 0 13 5   2 5 0 8 6
3 Manchester City 13 22   4 3 0 10 4   2 1 3 8 9
4 Charlton Athletic 13 22   4 3 0 13 7   1 4 1 10 10
5 Birmingham City 13 21   4 1 1 8 3   1 5 1 11 7
6 Newcastle United 13 21   2 3 1 11 11   3 3 1 14 9
7 Stoke City 13 21   5 1 1 13 7   1 2 3 7 10
8 Arsenal 13 20   4 1 1 13 5   1 4 2 5 6
9 Sunderland 13 20   3 4 0 13 8   2 1 3 8 13
10 Blackpool 13 19   3 1 2 7 7   2 3 2 17 17
11 Manchester United 13 18   3 1 2 14 9   2 2 3 10 9
12 Bolton Wanderers 13 18   2 2 2 7 9   3 1 3 9 12
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 16   2 3 2 14 11   2 1 3 13 12
14 Chelsea 13 15   3 3 1 17 10   0 3 3 9 12
15 Liverpool 13 15   1 3 2 8 6   2 3 2 6 6
16 Middlesbrough 13 15   3 2 1 14 7   1 1 5 4 12
17 Burnley 13 14   3 2 2 6 7   1 0 5 6 12
18 Huddersfield Town 13 13   1 3 2 5 7   2 1 4 11 23
19 Preston North End 13 11   2 2 3 14 15   1 0 5 8 12
20 Aston Villa 13 9   2 3 2 15 17   0 0 6 4 16
21 Everton 13 8   2 2 3 10 17   0 0 6 0 16
22 Sheffield United 13 7   1 2 3 9 14   0 2 5 8 16