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