| 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 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 52 | 1.687 | 33 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 43 | 1.305 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 1.148 | 8 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 1.203 | 11 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 64 | 42 | 1.140 | 9 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | 41 | 1.200 | 9 |
| 7 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 61 | 39 | .950 | -3 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 61 | 38 | 1.114 | 7 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 62 | 37 | .951 | -3 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 36 | .950 | -3 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 64 | 36 | .906 | -6 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 36 | .886 | -6 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 36 | .854 | -9 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 36 | .809 | -12 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 63 | 36 | .809 | -12 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | 35 | 1.040 | 3 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 35 | .896 | -6 |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 34 | .764 | -12 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 33 | .896 | -6 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 30 | .666 | -20 |
| 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 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 42 | 54 | 2.142 | 48 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 52 | 1.531 | 25 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 42 | 50 | 1.809 | 34 |
| 4 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 49 | 1.673 | 33 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 39 | 47 | 1.564 | 22 |
| 6 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 46 | 1.711 | 32 |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 67 | 50 | 46 | 1.340 | 17 |
| 8 | Hull City | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 62 | 46 | 1.177 | 11 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 1.111 | 5 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 1.096 | 5 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 71 | 35 | .661 | -24 |
| 12 | Leeds City | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 65 | 32 | .815 | -12 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 32 | .716 | -19 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 65 | 32 | .615 | -25 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 31 | .879 | -7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 30 | .794 | -14 |
| 17 | Glossop North End | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 30 | .729 | -20 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 71 | 30 | .605 | -28 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 92 | 23 | .500 | -46 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 38 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 83 | 21 | .554 | -37 |