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