| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 29 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 29 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 28 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 33 | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 29 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 29 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Manchester City | 29 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 29 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Derby County | 29 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 28 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 28 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 45 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 29 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 32 | |||