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