| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 14 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 15 | York City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 64 | -35 | 21 | 0.50 |
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
