| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 58 | -29 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 8 | 0.36 |
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
