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