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