| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 39 | 1.95 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 16 | 0.73 |
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
