| 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 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 47 | 1.714 | 20 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 1.577 | 26 |
| 3 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 32 | 43 | 1.843 | 27 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 1.288 | 13 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 48 | 41 | 1.458 | 22 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 1.285 | 14 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 38 | 1.087 | 5 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 36 | .666 | -22 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 30 | .978 | -1 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 30 | .750 | -13 |
| 12 | Bury | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 29 | .754 | -13 |
| 13 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 29 | .606 | -24 |
| 14 | Derby County | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 28 | .966 | -2 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 28 | .800 | -12 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 27 | .947 | -3 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 26 | .790 | -13 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 24 | .600 | -24 |
| 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 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 50 | 2.583 | 38 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 91 | 22 | 49 | 4.136 | 69 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 48 | 1.969 | 32 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 41 | 42 | 1.780 | 32 |
| 5 | Burnley | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 39 | .909 | -5 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 1.020 | 1 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | 34 | 1.439 | 18 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 57 | 32 | .666 | -19 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 60 | 31 | .883 | -7 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 59 | 31 | .762 | -14 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 30 | .822 | -8 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 58 | 30 | .706 | -17 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 29 | 1.038 | 2 |
| 14 | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 29 | .737 | -16 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 67 | 27 | .597 | -27 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 72 | 27 | .555 | -32 |
| 17 | Glossop North End | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 64 | 26 | .890 | -7 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 82 | 22 | .512 | -40 |