| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 9 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 16 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Everton | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | -23 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 1 | 0.09 |
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
