| 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 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 57 | 1.750 | 27 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 39 | 51 | 1.666 | 26 |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 49 | 1.333 | 18 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 1.150 | 8 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 55 | 47 | 1.345 | 19 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 1.152 | 9 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 1.311 | 14 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 46 | 1.144 | 10 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 46 | .930 | -3 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 45 | .928 | -5 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 40 | 1.092 | 5 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 40 | .967 | -2 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 40 | .809 | -12 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 39 | .981 | -1 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 38 | .947 | -3 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 38 | .646 | -23 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 37 | .839 | -9 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 37 | .800 | -12 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 37 | .760 | -12 |
| 20 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 1.036 | 2 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 72 | 32 | .666 | -24 |
| 22 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 28 | .561 | -32 |
| 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 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 56 | 1.700 | 21 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 60 | 44 | 52 | 1.363 | 16 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 52 | 1.288 | 15 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 39 | 48 | 1.333 | 13 |
| 5 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 1.243 | 10 |
| 6 | South Shields (original) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 46 | 1.131 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 38 | 45 | 1.500 | 19 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 1.263 | 10 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 45 | 1.147 | 5 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 44 | .940 | -3 |
| 11 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 40 | .981 | -1 |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 39 | .937 | -4 |
| 13 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 39 | .921 | -4 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 39 | .882 | -6 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 39 | .860 | -7 |
| 16 | Rotherham County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 43 | 39 | .744 | -11 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 37 | .897 | -5 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 57 | 36 | .754 | -14 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 35 | .771 | -13 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | 34 | .850 | -9 |
| 21 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 62 | 33 | .741 | -16 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 33 | .637 | -21 |
| 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 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 68 | 21 | 61 | 3.238 | 47 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 61 | 2.625 | 39 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 53 | 1.589 | 23 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 35 | 52 | 1.828 | 29 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 49 | 1.204 | 9 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 60 | 45 | 1.200 | 12 |
| 7 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 1.125 | 6 |
| 8 | Aberdare Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 1.117 | 6 |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 1.209 | 9 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 1.063 | 3 |
| 11 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 40 | .803 | -11 |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 38 | .904 | -4 |
| 13 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 38 | .851 | -7 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 38 | .776 | -15 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 37 | .806 | -12 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 37 | .767 | -13 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 37 | .661 | -24 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | .783 | -13 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 51 | 35 | .882 | -6 |
| 20 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 34 | .721 | -17 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 59 | 34 | .644 | -21 |
| 22 | Southend United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 74 | 27 | .459 | -40 |
| 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 | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 21 | 56 | 2.857 | 39 |
| 2 | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 37 | 50 | 2.189 | 44 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 47 | 50 | 1.531 | 25 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 1.333 | 13 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 57 | 41 | 1.280 | 16 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 41 | 1.071 | 4 |
| 7 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 63 | 41 | .984 | -1 |
| 8 | Walsall | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 39 | 1.015 | 1 |
| 9 | Southport | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 1.250 | 11 |
| 10 | Ashington | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 66 | 38 | .893 | -7 |
| 11 | Durham City | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 67 | 37 | 1.014 | 1 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 37 | .910 | -5 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 35 | .716 | -19 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 34 | .813 | -11 |
| 15 | Barrow | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 33 | .777 | -12 |
| 16 | Nelson | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 33 | .727 | -18 |
| 17 | Wigan Borough | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 72 | 31 | .638 | -26 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 29 | .836 | -10 |
| 19 | FC Halifax Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 29 | .736 | -20 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 77 | 26 | .675 | -25 |