| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 25 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 26 | |||
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Preston North End | 25 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Blackpool | 24 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 24 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 11 | Burnley | 24 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 24 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Birmingham City | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Leeds United | 24 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Chelsea | 24 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 36 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 23 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 24 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Leicester City | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | |||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 37 | |||
| 22 | Aston Villa | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 38 | |||