| 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 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 53 | 2.000 | 42 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 57 | 48 | 1.368 | 21 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 1.327 | 18 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 1.250 | 14 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 61 | 45 | 1.131 | 8 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 1.512 | 21 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 42 | 1.361 | 17 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 41 | 1.294 | 15 |
| 9 | Notts County | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 59 | 40 | 1.135 | 8 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 40 | .910 | -5 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 39 | .952 | -3 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 35 | .896 | -6 |
| 13 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 66 | 33 | .939 | -4 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 33 | .750 | -18 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 69 | 32 | .768 | -16 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 32 | .750 | -15 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 31 | .767 | -17 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 31 | .552 | -30 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 29 | .671 | -23 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 71 | 24 | .619 | -27 |
| 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 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 54 | 2.025 | 41 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 53 | 2.025 | 40 |
| 3 | Hull City | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 53 | 1.739 | 34 |
| 4 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 53 | 1.531 | 25 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 44 | 1.362 | 21 |
| 6 | Glossop North End | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 43 | 1.122 | 7 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 43 | 41 | 1.186 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 1.015 | 1 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 1.050 | 3 |
| 10 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 59 | 38 | 1.084 | 5 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 37 | 1.035 | 2 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 36 | .961 | -2 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 1.063 | 3 |
| 14 | Burnley | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 34 | 1.016 | 1 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 31 | .608 | -27 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 30 | .616 | -23 |
| 17 | Leeds City | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 80 | 27 | .575 | -34 |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 75 | 26 | .440 | -42 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 24 | .649 | -27 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 78 | 23 | .538 | -36 |