| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 4 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Everton | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
