| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Everton | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 4 | 0.36 |
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
