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