| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Bury | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Notts County | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 13 | 0.65 |
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
