| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 29 | |||
| 2 | Preston North End | 42 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | |||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 41 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 39 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 71 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 48 | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | |||
| 7 | Burnley | 41 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 59 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | |||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 42 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 51 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 50 | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 56 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 42 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 46 | |||
| 19 | Sunderland | 41 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 55 | |||
| 20 | Portsmouth | 41 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 57 | |||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 76 | |||