| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 84 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 74 | 1.76 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 72 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 71 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 74 | -11 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 40 | 0.95 |
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
