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