| 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 36 | 42 | 1.500 | 18 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 40 | 41 | 1.525 | 21 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 1.416 | 15 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 34 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 1.318 | 14 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 49 | 38 | 1.387 | 19 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 1.210 | 8 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 1.018 | 1 |
| 8 | Bury | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 35 | 1.255 | 11 |
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 1.063 | 3 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 1.042 | 2 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 33 | .842 | -9 |
| 12 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 32 | .957 | -2 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 32 | .820 | -9 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 32 | .803 | -10 |
| 15 | Notts County | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 31 | .836 | -8 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 63 | 29 | .698 | -19 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 62 | 25 | .693 | -19 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 73 | 19 | .506 | -36 |
| 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 City | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 54 | 3.275 | 66 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 36 | 51 | 2.055 | 38 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 48 | 2.200 | 36 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 1.552 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 1.394 | 15 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 40 | 37 | 1.675 | 27 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 36 | 1.400 | 16 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 1.078 | 4 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 34 | .919 | -5 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 30 | .867 | -7 |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 34 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 29 | .754 | -14 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 29 | .694 | -18 |
| 13 | Burton United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 29 | .661 | -20 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 28 | .745 | -15 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 28 | .630 | -24 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 25 | .486 | -37 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 74 | 20 | .540 | -34 |
| 18 | Burnley | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 20 | .389 | -47 |