| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 75 | -29 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 74 | -37 | 26 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 65 | -36 | 24 | 0.57 |
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
