| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 47 | 2.24 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 45 | 2.14 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Southampton | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 20 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 22 | 1.05 |
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
