| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Burnley | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Notts County | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 15 | 0.83 |
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
