| 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 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 1.608 | 28 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 1.404 | 19 |
| 3 | Everton | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 1.521 | 24 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 55 | 45 | 1.036 | 2 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 52 | 44 | 1.500 | 26 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 44 | 1.255 | 12 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 59 | 44 | 1.118 | 7 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 42 | .946 | -3 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 37 | .984 | -1 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 36 | .888 | -7 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 35 | .949 | -3 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 60 | 35 | .816 | -11 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 35 | .771 | -13 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 65 | 33 | .984 | -1 |
| 16 | Bury | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 68 | 32 | .852 | -10 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 77 | 32 | .688 | -24 |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 31 | .920 | -4 |
| 19 | Derby County | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 27 | .694 | -18 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 26 | .640 | -23 |
| 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 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 60 | 2.055 | 38 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 57 | 2.352 | 46 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 48 | 1.589 | 23 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 45 | 47 | 1.844 | 38 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 47 | 1.320 | 17 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 1.245 | 13 |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 1.319 | 15 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 1.327 | 18 |
| 9 | Hull City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 37 | 1.140 | 8 |
| 10 | Leeds City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 36 | .873 | -8 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 35 | .919 | -5 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 35 | .807 | -10 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 33 | .647 | -18 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 72 | 33 | .625 | -27 |
| 15 | Glossop North End | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 79 | 32 | .670 | -26 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 31 | .722 | -23 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 67 | 30 | .671 | -22 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 66 | 29 | .757 | -16 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 73 | 28 | .630 | -27 |
| 20 | Burton United | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 68 | 23 | .500 | -34 |