| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 39 | 1.95 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 52 | -30 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 11 | 0.50 |
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
