| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Blackpool | 28 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 29 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 29 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 30 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 28 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 30 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 29 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 28 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 29 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 29 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Stoke City | 30 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Everton | 29 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Manchester City | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 32 | |||