| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 21 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 22 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 22 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 21 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 22 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 21 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 21 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Sunderland | 20 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||