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