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