| 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 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 47 | 46 | 1.617 | 29 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 1.250 | 14 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 61 | 43 | 1.360 | 22 |
| 4 | Burnley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | 43 | 1.297 | 14 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 1.256 | 10 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 1.195 | 8 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 1.129 | 7 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 72 | 41 | 1.125 | 9 |
| 9 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 41 | 1.061 | 4 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 1.139 | 6 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 1.122 | 6 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 74 | 38 | .837 | -12 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 75 | 37 | .866 | -10 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 72 | 37 | .861 | -10 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 32 | .958 | -2 |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 31 | .719 | -16 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 84 | 30 | .809 | -16 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 30 | .741 | -16 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 65 | 29 | .784 | -14 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 90 | 28 | .633 | -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 | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 53 | 2.151 | 38 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 50 | 1.452 | 19 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 45 | 1.480 | 25 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 43 | 1.682 | 28 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 39 | 43 | 1.589 | 23 |
| 7 | Hull City | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 1.203 | 11 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 1.452 | 19 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 1.041 | 2 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 1.017 | 1 |
| 11 | Bury | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 38 | 1.089 | 5 |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 37 | 1.127 | 6 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 37 | 1.107 | 6 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 37 | .900 | -6 |
| 15 | Leeds City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 32 | 1.015 | 1 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 31 | .707 | -19 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 76 | 31 | .631 | -28 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 77 | 29 | .558 | -34 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 88 | 24 | .534 | -41 |
| 20 | Glossop North End | 38 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 87 | 18 | .356 | -56 |