| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 28 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 28 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Blackpool | 27 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 28 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 29 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 27 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 29 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 27 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 28 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Fulham | 28 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 28 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Stoke City | 29 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 41 | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Everton | 28 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Manchester City | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | |||