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