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