| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Burnley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Accrington | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 2 | 0.29 |
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
