| Pl | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 25 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 21 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 21 | |
| 4 | Wrexham | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 14 | |
| 8 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 11 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 10 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 5 | |
| 14 | Brighton | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 3 |