| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 48 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 47 | 2.24 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 46 | 2.19 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 45 | 2.14 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 41 | 1.95 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Southampton | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 19 | 0.90 |
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
