| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Aston Villa | 30 | 43 | 2.19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sheffield United | 27 | 40 | 2.27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 35 | 1.38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 4nonMover | Sunderland | 27 | 31 | 1.41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 5nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 29 | 1.22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6nonMover | Newcastle United | 26 | 28 | 1.38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 7nonMover | Bury | 26 | 28 | 1.12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 8nonMover | Derby County | 27 | 27 | 0.97 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 9nonMover | Stoke | 27 | 26 | 0.74 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 10nonMover | Everton | 28 | 25 | 0.77 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | ||
| 11nonMover | Notts. County | 28 | 24 | 0.76 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 35 | ||
| 12nonMover | Manchester City | 26 | 23 | 1.03 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 13nonMover | Liverpool | 28 | 23 | 0.95 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 14nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 23 | 0.73 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 34 | ||
| 15nonMover | Burnley | 28 | 23 | 0.70 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 30 | ||
| 16nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 22 | 0.78 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 17nonMover | Preston North End | 26 | 20 | 0.73 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 18nonMover | Glossop North End | 27 | 16 | 0.47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 44 | ||