| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Burnley | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Derby County | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Bury | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Everton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 15 | 0.75 |
2 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
