Final League Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester Utd Res | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | Aston Villa Res | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 26 | 31 | 56 |
| 3 | Manchester City Res | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 53 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough Res | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 52 |
| 5 | Newcastle Utd Res | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool Res | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Sunderland Res | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 40 |
| 8 | Everton Res | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Leeds Utd Res | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers Res | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | Birmingham City Res | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Wolves Res | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers Res | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 24 |
| 14 | West Brom Res | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 55 | -29 | 24 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic Res | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 19 |