P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers	28	19	4	5	57	24	+33	61
2	Manchester United	28	17	6	5	61	41	+20	57
3	Everton	28	14	9	5	46	34	+12	51
4	Manchester City	28	13	10	5	66	37	+29	49
5	Crewe Alexandra	28	13	6	9	53	44	+9	45
6	Stoke City	28	10	9	9	39	46	-7	39
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28	8	13	7	38	39	-1	37
8	Bolton Wanderers	28	6	7	15	38	53	-15	25
9	Liverpool	28	5	7	16	24	52	-28	22