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