| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Burnley | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 16 | 0.80 |
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
