| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 55 | -33 | 11 | 0.52 |
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
