| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 27 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 29 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 28 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Blackpool | 28 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Birmingham City | 28 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Leeds United | 28 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 29 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 41 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 28 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 35 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 41 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 26 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Manchester City | 29 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 28 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 27 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Sunderland | 28 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 38 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 42 | |||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 44 | |||