| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Burnley | 25 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 25 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 25 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 25 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Arsenal | 25 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 25 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Blackpool | 25 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 37 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 25 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 26 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 42 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 25 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 25 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Portsmouth | 25 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Sunderland | 25 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Liverpool | 25 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 44 | |||