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