| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Everton | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 13 | 0.68 |
| 15 | Southampton | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Derby County | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 7 | 0.37 |
3 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
