| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 32 | -24 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Everton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 2 | 0.18 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies







