| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 15 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Portsmouth | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 15 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Stoke City | 15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Manchester City | 15 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 15 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 15 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Preston North End | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Aston Villa | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 21 | Everton | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||