| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Everton | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Bury | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 21 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 13 | 0.59 |
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
