Pos Club P W D L F A GA GD Pts 1 Liverpool 42 25 7 10 84 52 1.615 +32 57 2 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 95 54 1.759 +41 56 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 6 11 98 56 1.750 +42 56 4 Stoke City 42 24 7 11 90 53 1.698 +37 55 5 Blackpool 42 22 6 14 71 70 1.014 +1 50 6 Sheffield United 42 21 7 14 89 75 1.187 +14 49 7 Preston North End 42 18 11 13 76 74 1.027 +2 47 8 Aston Villa 42 18 9 15 67 53 1.264 +14 45 9 Sunderland 42 18 8 16 65 66 0.985 -1 44 10 Everton 42 17 9 16 62 67 0.925 -5 43 11 Middlesbrough 42 17 8 17 73 68 1.074 +5 42 12 Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 66 60 1.100 +6 41 13 Arsenal 42 16 9 17 72 70 1.029 +2 41 14 Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 0.924 -6 41 15 Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 0.821 -15 39 16 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 0.744 -21 38 17 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 0.849 -8 36 18 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 57 69 0.826 -12 34 19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 12 19 57 71 0.803 -14 34 20 Huddersfield Town 42 13 7 22 53 79 0.671 -26 33 21 Brentford 42 9 7 26 45 88 0.511 -43 25 22 Leeds United 42 6 6 30 45 90 0.500 -45 18