| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 13 | Derby County | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Notts County | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 10 | 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
