| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 18 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Portsmouth | 18 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 18 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 18 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 18 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 18 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 18 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 18 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Everton | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Preston North End | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 26 | |||