| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 24 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 25 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 25 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 24 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 25 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 25 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 24 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Liverpool | 25 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 24 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 23 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |||