| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 98 | 56 | +42 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 95 | 54 | +41 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 90 | 53 | +37 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 75 | +14 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 79 | -6 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 84 | -15 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 82 | -21 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 79 | -26 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 88 | -43 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 90 | -45 | 18 | 0.43 |
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
