| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Southampton | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 20 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 22 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 20 | Derby County | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 8 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 54 | -35 | 4 | 0.18 |
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
