| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Everton | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 | -23 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 59 | -47 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 8 | 0.38 |
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
