| 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 United | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 52 | 1.800 | 32 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 41 | 51 | 1.682 | 28 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 48 | 45 | 1.395 | 19 |
| 4 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 36 | 45 | 1.388 | 14 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 1.214 | 9 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 42 | .979 | -1 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 1.073 | 3 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 1.418 | 18 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 1.139 | 6 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 38 | .836 | -8 |
| 11 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 38 | .822 | -8 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 37 | 1.148 | 8 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 35 | .816 | -9 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 63 | 32 | .825 | -11 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | 32 | .777 | -14 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 58 | 31 | .741 | -15 |
| 18 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 71 | 29 | .605 | -28 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 27 | .651 | -23 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 25 | .733 | -20 |
| 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 41 | 53 | 1.634 | 26 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 40 | 51 | 1.725 | 29 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 49 | 2.028 | 36 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 1.257 | 9 |
| 5 | Hull City | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 44 | 1.410 | 16 |
| 6 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 52 | 42 | 1.403 | 21 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 38 | 42 | 1.289 | 11 |
| 8 | Burnley | 38 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 38 | .980 | -1 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 1.083 | 4 |
| 11 | Leeds City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 37 | 1.035 | 2 |
| 12 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 37 | .963 | -2 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 34 | .982 | -1 |
| 14 | Glossop North End | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 62 | 34 | .774 | -14 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 62 | 33 | .838 | -10 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 32 | .656 | -22 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 79 | 30 | .594 | -32 |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 29 | .672 | -18 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 28 | .838 | -10 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 72 | 24 | .388 | -44 |