| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Everton | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 2 | 0.18 |
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
