| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 4 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
