| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 2 | Southampton | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 3 | Burnley | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Derby County | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians (old) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Shamrock Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Dundee United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 44 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Limerick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Ards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Falkirk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 24 | 1.41 |
| 19 | Heart of Midlothian | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 20 | Morton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Ballymena United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 28 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 29 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Derry City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Dundee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 33 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 37 | Coventry City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 38 | Waterford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Ayr United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Kilmarnock | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 44 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 45 | St Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 46 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Coleraine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | East Fife | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
