| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 19 | Notts County | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 30 | -23 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
