Pn Team Pd W D L     F     A W D L     F     A   Pts Res

1 Sheffield United 30 9 4 2 27 14 8 4 3 29 17 42 WL

2 Sunderland 30 12 2 1 27 8 4 3 8 16 22 37

3 Wolverhampton W. 30 10 4 1 36 14 4 3 8 21 27 35 WL

4 Everton 30 11 3 1 33 12 2 6 7 15 27 35 DL

5 Sheffield Wed. 30 12 0 3 39 15 3 3 9 12 27 33 WW

6 Aston Villa 30 12 1 2 47 21 2 4 9 14 30 33 DL

7 West Bromwich A. 30 8 5 2 25 16 3 5 7 19 29 32 LD

8 Nottingham For. 30 7 5 3 30 19 4 4 7 17 30 31 WD

9 Liverpool 30 7 4 4 27 16 4 2 9 21 29 28 WW

10 Derby County 30 10 3 2 40 19 1 3 11 17 42 28 WD

11 Bolton Wanderers 30 9 2 4 18 13 2 2 11 10 28 26 WL

12 Preston North E. 30 7 5 3 26 15 1 3 11 9 28 24 WL

13 Notts. County 30 4 6 5 23 23 4 2 9 13 23 24 WW

14 Bury 30 8 3 4 25 19 0 5 10 14 32 24 WL

15 Blackburn Rovers 30 4 7 4 20 22 3 3 9 19 32 24 WL

16 Stoke 30 8 3 4 21 14 0 5 10 14 41 24 WW