| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Coventry City | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Derby County | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Southampton | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 12 | 0.60 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
