| 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 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 53 | 1.585 | 24 |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 46 | 1.438 | 25 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 44 | 1.238 | 15 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 1.220 | 11 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 1.098 | 6 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 1.061 | 3 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 1.035 | 2 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 38 | .775 | -13 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 37 | 1.113 | 6 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 1.090 | 4 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 37 | .918 | -5 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 37 | .864 | -8 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 37 | .852 | -10 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 36 | 1.157 | 9 |
| 15 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 1.062 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 65 | 36 | .876 | -8 |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 36 | .818 | -14 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 34 | .971 | -2 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 61 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 25 | .529 | -48 |
| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 28 | 52 | 2.107 | 31 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 32 | 51 | 2.093 | 35 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 51 | 2.074 | 29 |
| 4 | Hull City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 39 | 44 | 1.615 | 24 |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 1.341 | 14 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 40 | 1.279 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 1.166 | 8 |
| 8 | Glossop North End | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 38 | 1.075 | 4 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 38 | .700 | -21 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 1.208 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 61 | 37 | .950 | -3 |
| 12 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 53 | 35 | .811 | -10 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 35 | .759 | -13 |
| 14 | Burnley | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 33 | .879 | -7 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 33 | .755 | -12 |
| 16 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 59 | 32 | .864 | -8 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 32 | .842 | -9 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 71 | 31 | .549 | -32 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 67 | 30 | .552 | -30 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 68 | 29 | .676 | -22 |