| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 14 | 0.67 |
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
