| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 19 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 19 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Burnley | 19 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 19 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Liverpool | 19 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Preston North End | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Manchester United | 19 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 18 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 17 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Chelsea | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 19 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Stoke City | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 22 | Manchester City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | |||