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