| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Bury | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Notts County | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 21 | 1.00 |
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
