| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Burnley | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Derby County | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
