| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Aston Villa | 27 | 39 | 2.24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sheffield United | 25 | 38 | 2.40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 31 | 1.40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 4nonMover | Sunderland | 24 | 29 | 1.50 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 5nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 29 | 1.38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 6nonMover | Bury | 24 | 26 | 1.13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 7nonMover | Stoke | 24 | 25 | 0.90 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 8nonMover | Derby County | 24 | 24 | 0.97 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 9nonMover | Everton | 25 | 23 | 0.78 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | ||
| 10nonMover | Newcastle United | 22 | 22 | 1.36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 11nonMover | Burnley | 25 | 22 | 0.75 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 12nonMover | Manchester City | 24 | 21 | 1.06 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 13nonMover | Preston North End | 24 | 20 | 0.82 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 14nonMover | Liverpool | 25 | 19 | 0.90 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 15nonMover | Notts. County | 25 | 19 | 0.65 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 35 | ||
| 16nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 19 | 0.63 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 17nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 16 | 0.66 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 18nonMover | Glossop North End | 24 | 14 | 0.47 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 43 | ||