| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 3 | Burnley | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 13 | 0.68 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 50 | -30 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 9 | 0.47 |
| 17 | Manchester United | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 18 | Notts County | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 7 | 0.37 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 61 | -34 | 7 | 0.37 |
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
