| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 4 | Bury | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 8 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Burnley | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 40 | -25 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 42 | -30 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 39 | -31 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 41 | -28 | 6 | 0.29 |
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
