| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 27 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Blackpool | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Burnley | 26 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 26 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 37 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 27 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Luton Town | 26 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 27 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Portsmouth | 26 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 13 | Chelsea | 26 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 27 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 26 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Cardiff City | 26 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 27 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Arsenal | 26 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 27 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | |||