 |
 |
|
|
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
West Ham United | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 43:22 | 21 | 21:5 |
| 2 |
|
Aston Villa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 46:21 | 25 | 19:5 |
| 3 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35:16 | 19 | 19:5 |
| 4 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29:12 | 17 | 19:5 |
| 5 |
|
Derby County | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31:15 | 16 | 19:7 |
| 6 |
|
Leicester City | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32:23 | 9 | 19:7 |
| 7 |
|
Arsenal FC | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 42:16 | 26 | 18:4 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34:21 | 13 | 18:8 |
| 9 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24:16 | 8 | 18:8 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36:14 | 22 | 16:6 |
| 11 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 30:15 | 15 | 16:8 |
| 12 |
|
Liverpool FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30:17 | 13 | 16:8 |
| 13 |
|
Manchester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24:21 | 3 | 16:10 |
| 14 |
|
Chelsea FC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27:10 | 17 | 15:7 |
| 15 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25:15 | 10 | 15:7 |
| 16 |
|
Birmingham FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25:17 | 8 | 14:10 |
| 17 |
|
Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 34:21 | 13 | 13:11 |
| 18 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34:30 | 4 | 13:11 |
| 19 |
|
Grimsby Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23:14 | 9 | 12:10 |
| 20 |
|
Blackpool FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24:30 | -6 | 12:12 |
| 21 |
|
Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27:31 | -4 | 10:14 |
| 22 |
|
Manchester United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15:24 | -9 | 9:13 |
