Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 97 | 64 | 1.516 | 33 | 54 | |
| Preston North End | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 25 | 54 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 23 | 51 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 6 | 50 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 14 | 49 | |
| Burnley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 15 | 48 | |
| Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 1 | 47 | |
| Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 72 | 0.958 | -3 | 46 | |
| Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | -14 | 43 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 1.130 | 9 | 41 | |
| Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 2 | 41 | |
| Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 8 | 40 | |
| Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 0.909 | -7 | 39 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | -8 | 39 | |
| Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | -9 | 38 | |
| Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 0.843 | -11 | 37 | |
| Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | -21 | 36 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | -10 | 35 | |
| Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | -10 | 35 | |
| Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | -15 | 35 | |
| Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | -13 | 34 | |
| Derby County | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | -15 | 32 |