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