| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Burnley | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 15 | 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
