| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 29 | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 25 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Burnley | 27 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 28 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Manchester United | 28 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 28 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 28 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Portsmouth | 28 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 27 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 33 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Aston Villa | 26 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Stoke City | 28 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 20 | Chelsea | 27 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 25 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 22 | Manchester City | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | |||