| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Notts County | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 14 | York City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Millwall | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Fulham | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Hull City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 9 | 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
