| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 27 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 27 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Blackpool | 26 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 27 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 27 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 28 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Burnley | 28 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 26 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 26 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 27 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 27 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 27 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Stoke City | 28 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 41 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Everton | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 21 | Manchester City | 27 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 27 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | |||