| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 91 | 80 | +11 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 86 | 70 | +16 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 86 | -12 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 81 | 83 | -2 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 86 | -9 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 73 | +13 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 76 | 78 | -2 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 92 | -17 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 64 | 73 | -9 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 96 | -19 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 90 | -26 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 88 | -19 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 86 | -21 | 30 | 0.71 |
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
