| 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 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 43 | 54 | 2.000 | 43 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 52 | 50 | 1.653 | 34 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 55 | 49 | 1.363 | 20 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 46 | 1.604 | 26 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 43 | 45 | 1.837 | 36 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 44 | 1.432 | 16 |
| 7 | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 1.045 | 3 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 63 | 42 | .984 | -1 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 42 | .909 | -5 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 38 | 1.140 | 7 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 37 | .888 | -6 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 37 | .859 | -10 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 35 | .833 | -10 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | 34 | .800 | -14 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 32 | .797 | -14 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | 30 | .625 | -27 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 38 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 73 | 28 | .698 | -22 |
| 19 | Notts County | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 56 | 23 | .500 | -28 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 38 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 74 | 18 | .351 | -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 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 56 | 33 | 53 | 1.696 | 23 |
| 2 | Burnley | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 53 | 50 | 1.660 | 35 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 44 | 46 | 1.340 | 15 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 47 | 45 | 1.212 | 10 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 40 | 43 | 1.650 | 26 |
| 6 | Leeds City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 1.093 | 6 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 40 | 1.020 | 1 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 52 | 40 | .961 | -2 |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 39 | 1.181 | 10 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 1.037 | 2 |
| 11 | Bury | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 38 | .929 | -4 |
| 12 | Hull City | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 56 | 36 | 1.071 | 4 |
| 13 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 34 | .723 | -13 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | 33 | .769 | -15 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 72 | 33 | .638 | -26 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 59 | 32 | .983 | -1 |
| 18 | Glossop North End | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 68 | 32 | .720 | -19 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 78 | 26 | .717 | -22 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 69 | 26 | .565 | -30 |