| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. (M) Sheffield Wednesday (M) | 26 | 15-7-4 15 | 7 | 4 | 37:19 | 18 | 37:15 | |
| 2 |
 |
ManCity (N) Manchester City (N) | 24 | 15-4-5 15 | 4 | 5 | 53:33 | 20 | 34:14 | |
| 3 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 26 | 14-5-7 14 | 5 | 7 | 57:36 | 21 | 33:19 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 27 | 14-5-8 14 | 5 | 8 | 53:36 | 17 | 33:21 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 25 | 13-6-6 13 | 6 | 6 | 53:42 | 11 | 32:18 | |
| 6 |
 |
Newcastle Newcastle United | 26 | 13-5-8 13 | 5 | 8 | 40:37 | 3 | 31:21 | |
| 7 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 26 | 13-4-9 13 | 4 | 9 | 43:28 | 15 | 30:22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 11-5-9 11 | 5 | 9 | 33:52 | -19 | 27:23 | |
| 9 |
 |
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough | 26 | 8-9-9 8 | 9 | 9 | 39:33 | 6 | 25:27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 36:40 | -4 | 24:28 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bury (P) FC Bury (P) | 26 | 6-12-8 6 | 12 | 8 | 37:42 | -5 | 24:28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 29 | 9-4-16 9 | 4 | 16 | 30:56 | -26 | 22:36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 26 | 6-9-11 6 | 9 | 11 | 46:48 | -2 | 21:31 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7-7-11 7 | 7 | 11 | 43:45 | -2 | 21:29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 46:48 | -2 | 19:33 | |
| 16 |
 |
West Brom West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 5-9-12 5 | 9 | 12 | 26:44 | -18 | 19:33 | |
| 17 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 26 | 6-5-15 6 | 5 | 15 | 34:50 | -16 | 17:35 | |
| 18 |
 |
Birmingham (N) Birmingham City (N) | 25 | 5-7-13 5 | 7 | 13 | 28:45 | -17 | 17:33 |