| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Notts County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | York City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Millwall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
