| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 26 | 2.36 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 11 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 18 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 7 | 0.70 |
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
