| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 29 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Blackpool | 28 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 29 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Portsmouth | 28 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 7 | Burnley | 28 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 28 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 40 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 28 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 41 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 28 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 29 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 29 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Cardiff City | 28 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Arsenal | 28 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 28 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 43 | |||