| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 45 | 1.18 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Burnley | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 43 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 38 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 31 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 84 | -16 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 29 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 90 | -33 | 28 | 0.74 |
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
