| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
