| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Burnley | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 6 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Derby County | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.89 |
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
