| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Derby County | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Burnley | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 11 | 0.55 |
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
