| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 35 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Everton | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 13 | 0.72 |
| 15 | Southampton | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 46 | -29 | 9 | 0.45 |
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
