| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sunderland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 5 | 0.45 |
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
