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