| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 23 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 26 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 25 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 24 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 25 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 25 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 26 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 25 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 25 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Luton Town | 23 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 24 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 25 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Sunderland | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 22 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | |||