| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Stoke City | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 27 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 13 | +36 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Everton | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 22 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Derby County | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Darwen | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 16 | 1.07 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 12 | 0.80 |
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
