Current Holders: Leeds
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +24 | 53 (C) |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +25 | 46 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 40 | +15 | 44 |
| 4 | Blackburn | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +11 | 41 |
| 5 | Sheff Wed | 38 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 37 | +6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | +3 | 38 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | +2 | 38 |
| 8 | Bristol C | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -13 | 38 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | +6 | 37 |
| 10 | Preston | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | +4 | 37 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Sheff Utd | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -8 | 37 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -10 | 37 |
| 14 | Nottm Forest | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | +9 | 36 |
| 15 | Notts Co | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | +3 | 36 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 40 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 50 | -14 | 36 |
| 18 | Bradford | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 34 |
| 19 | Man City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 46 | -2 | 34 (R) |
| 20 | Leicester | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 61 | -48 | 25 (R) |
