| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 47 | 6 | +41 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Hull City | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Millwall | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 15 | York City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Notts County | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 13 | 0.62 |
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
