| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 19 | Everton | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 1 | 0.10 |
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
