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