| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Burnley | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 53 | -24 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 62 | -29 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 61 | -36 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 63 | -39 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 65 | -39 | 7 | 0.33 |
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
