| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 24 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 24 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Derby County | 24 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 24 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Stoke City | 24 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 24 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 24 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Sunderland | 24 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 24 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Blackpool | 24 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 24 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 24 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 24 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Aston Villa | 24 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Preston North End | 24 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||