| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 52 | 2.36 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 48 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 47 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 42 | 1.91 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 12 | Everton | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 15 | 0.75 |
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
