| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 24 | 2.18 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Southampton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
