| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Burnley FC | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 63:43 | 20 | 34:17 |
| 2 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 51:37 | 14 | 32:18 |
| 3 |
|
Ipswich Town | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 56:42 | 14 | 31:19 |
| 4 |
|
West Ham United | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 52:44 | 8 | 30:21 |
| 5 |
|
Everton FC | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 38:26 | 12 | 29:21 |
| 6 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 44:33 | 11 | 28:22 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32:33 | -1 | 27:23 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37:44 | -7 | 27:22 |
| 9 |
|
Aston Villa | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34:32 | 2 | 25:24 |
| 10 |
|
Birmingham City | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 40:48 | -8 | 25:26 |
| 11 |
|
Arsenal FC | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 24:25 |
| 12 |
|
Blackpool FC | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40:42 | -2 | 24:25 |
| 13 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 46:44 | 2 | 23:27 |
| 14 |
|
Cardiff City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30:38 | -8 | 23:27 |
| 15 |
|
Leicester City | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 35:37 | -2 | 22:29 |
| 16 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30:34 | -4 | 22:28 |
| 17 |
|
Manchester United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19:24 | -5 | 22:26 |
| 18 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34:41 | -7 | 22:26 |
| 19 |
|
Fulham FC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 35:40 | -5 | 21:27 |
| 20 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 38:44 | -6 | 21:29 |
| 21 |
|
Manchester City | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 41:55 | -14 | 19:31 |
| 22 |
|
Chelsea FC | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 39:54 | -15 | 19:31 |