| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 7 | +43 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Derby County | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Southampton | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 14 | 0.70 |
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
