| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 110 | 49 | +61 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 66 | +37 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 68 | +20 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 88 | 68 | +20 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 68 | +16 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 77 | -7 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 98 | -21 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 87 | -16 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 95 | -10 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 98 | -31 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 95 | -31 | 31 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 87 | -29 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 112 | -48 | 21 | 0.50 |
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
