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