| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Everton | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Derby County | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 5 | 0.50 |
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
