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