| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Derby County | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Notts County | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 10 | 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
