| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derby County | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Burnley | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 16 | 0.80 |
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
