| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 50 | 1.47 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 48 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 39 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Derby County | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Bury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 29 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 28 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Burnley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Glossop North End | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 74 | -43 | 18 | 0.53 |
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
