| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 26 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 26 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 25 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 26 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 26 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 26 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 25 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 26 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 25 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 25 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 26 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||