| » Tables | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 102:66 | 36 | 53:31 |
| 2 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91:68 | 23 | 51:33 |
| 3 |
|
Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 96:72 | 24 | 48:36 |
| 4 |
|
Derby County | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96:83 | 13 | 44:40 |
| 5 |
|
Bury FC | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 80:80 | 0 | 44:40 |
| 6 |
|
Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70:80 | -10 | 44:40 |
| 7 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 81:66 | 15 | 43:41 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78:73 | 5 | 43:41 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79:81 | -2 | 43:41 |
| 10 |
|
Arsenal FC | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 82:86 | -4 | 41:43 |
| 11 |
|
Birmingham FC | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70:75 | -5 | 41:43 |
| 12 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66:78 | -12 | 41:43 |
| 13 |
|
Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79:86 | -7 | 40:44 |
| 14 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81:78 | 3 | 39:45 |
| 15 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74:76 | -2 | 39:45 |
| 16 |
|
Liverpool FC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84:87 | -3 | 39:45 |
| 17 |
|
West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81:88 | -7 | 39:45 |
| 18 |
|
Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72:80 | -8 | 39:45 |
| 19 |
|
Burnley FC | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82:98 | -16 | 39:45 |
| 20 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66:90 | -24 | 39:45 |
| 21 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74:86 | -12 | 38:46 |
| 22 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81:88 | -7 | 37:47 |