| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 23 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 23 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 22 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 23 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 23 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 23 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Blackpool | 23 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Manchester City | 22 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 23 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 22 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Stoke City | 24 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Sunderland | 21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |||