| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bury | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Everton | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Burnley | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 17 | 0.85 |
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
