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