| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 51 | 2.32 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 12 | Notts County | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 22 | West Ham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 16 | 0.80 |
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
