| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 23 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 22 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 22 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 22 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 22 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Preston North End | 21 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 22 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 22 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Blackpool | 22 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 22 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Arsenal | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 21 | Leicester City | 22 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 33 | |||