| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 36 | +64 | 48 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 37 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 28 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 28 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Notts County | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Accrington | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 81 | -24 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 85 | -35 | 18 | 0.60 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
