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