| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 44 | 1.47 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 38 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 31 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 31 | 1.03 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 26 | 0.87 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 24 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Darwen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 83 | -46 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 14 | 0.47 |
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
