| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 5 | 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
