| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 19 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 19 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 19 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 19 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 19 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 19 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Sunderland | 19 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 19 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 19 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 19 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 19 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Preston North End | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||