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