| 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 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 51 | 1.717 | 33 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 47 | 1.384 | 15 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 1.211 | 11 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 43 | 1.541 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 43 | 1.351 | 19 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | 41 | 1.208 | 14 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 41 | 1.101 | 6 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 1.285 | 16 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 1.038 | 2 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 39 | .981 | -1 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 37 | 1.060 | 4 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 37 | .968 | -2 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 36 | .919 | -5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 35 | .871 | -9 |
| 15 | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 35 | .672 | -19 |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | 34 | .774 | -16 |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 32 | .770 | -17 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 31 | .788 | -15 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | 31 | .734 | -21 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 71 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 23 | .585 | -41 |
| 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 | Bristol City | 38 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 28 | 66 | 2.964 | 55 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 28 | 62 | 3.214 | 62 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 90 | 37 | 53 | 2.432 | 53 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 36 | 52 | 2.194 | 43 |
| 5 | Hull City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 1.240 | 13 |
| 6 | Leeds City | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 43 | 1.255 | 12 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 1.104 | 5 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 9 | Burnley | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 38 | .792 | -11 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 56 | 35 | .785 | -12 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 60 | 34 | .766 | -14 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 62 | 33 | .967 | -2 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 72 | 30 | .958 | -3 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 62 | 29 | .596 | -25 |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 28 | .771 | -13 |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 71 | 28 | .690 | -22 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 82 | 28 | .597 | -33 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 72 | 28 | .555 | -32 |
| 19 | Burton United | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 67 | 26 | .507 | -33 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 78 | 21 | .448 | -43 |