| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Southampton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 7 | 0.78 |
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
