| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | 48 | 2.181 | 39 |
| 2 | Everton | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 47 | 1.750 | 27 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 46 | 1.783 | 29 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 1.465 | 20 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 40 | 1.363 | 16 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 40 | 1.142 | 8 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 39 | 1.421 | 16 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 1.135 | 5 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 33 | 1.070 | 4 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 33 | .900 | -4 |
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 32 | .770 | -11 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 30 | .689 | -18 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 27 | .784 | -11 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 26 | .643 | -26 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 26 | .642 | -20 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 25 | .655 | -21 |
| 17 | Bury | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 24 | .701 | -20 |
| 18 | Notts County | 34 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 18 | .521 | -33 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 58 | 3.720 | 68 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 32 | 56 | 2.718 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 53 | 2.700 | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 45 | 42 | 1.466 | 21 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 39 | 1.257 | 9 |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 58 | 36 | 1.051 | 3 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 56 | 33 | .678 | -18 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 32 | .918 | -4 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 1.050 | 2 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 30 | 1.166 | 8 |
| 11 | Burnley | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 30 | .826 | -9 |
| 12 | Glossop North End | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 46 | 30 | .804 | -9 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 30 | .717 | -13 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 29 | .727 | -15 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 28 | .750 | -12 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 27 | .652 | -25 |
| 17 | Burton United | 34 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 84 | 20 | .357 | -54 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 8 | .283 | -58 |