| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Liverpool | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Everton | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
