| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 24 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 3 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Burnley | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 7 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 13 | 0.81 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 13 | Accrington | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 16 | Notts County | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 9 | 0.56 |
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
