| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 27 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 27 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Portsmouth | 26 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Chelsea | 27 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Preston North End | 25 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 26 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | |||
| 12 | Burnley | 27 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 37 | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 30 | |||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 25 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 26 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield United | 26 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Arsenal | 26 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Blackpool | 27 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Leicester City | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 43 | |||