| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 18 | Derby County | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Brentford | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 55 | -36 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 60 | -45 | 1 | 0.05 |
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
