| 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 1.395 | 17 |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 1.095 | 4 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 44 | 1.280 | 14 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 1.255 | 11 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 49 | 41 | 1.408 | 20 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 63 | 41 | 1.206 | 13 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | 40 | 1.244 | 11 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 1.137 | 7 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 39 | .914 | -4 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 59 | 38 | .932 | -4 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 38 | .920 | -4 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 37 | .750 | -15 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 36 | 1.125 | 7 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 35 | .965 | -2 |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 35 | .730 | -17 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 34 | .890 | -6 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 34 | .851 | -8 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 33 | .701 | -17 |
| 20 | Bury | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 59 | 21 | .542 | -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 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 54 | 2.642 | 46 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 34 | 54 | 1.882 | 30 |
| 3 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 41 | 52 | 1.878 | 36 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 1.386 | 17 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 33 | 42 | 1.727 | 24 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 1.071 | 3 |
| 7 | Hull City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 1.058 | 3 |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 58 | 39 | 1.137 | 8 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 55 | 39 | .872 | -7 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 66 | 37 | .742 | -17 |
| 11 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 45 | 35 | .977 | -1 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 34 | .932 | -4 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 34 | .683 | -19 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 34 | .615 | -20 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 33 | .958 | -2 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 33 | .870 | -7 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 32 | .781 | -14 |
| 18 | Glossop North End | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 56 | 28 | .750 | -14 |
| 19 | Leeds City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 78 | 28 | .641 | -28 |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | 23 | .468 | -34 |