| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Bury | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Notts County | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Everton | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 40 | -26 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 10 | 0.45 |
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
