| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 38 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 42 | -28 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Derby County | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | -32 | 6 | 0.30 |
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
