| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 15 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 14 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Sunderland | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Everton | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||