| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 56 | -24 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 65 | -38 | 9 | 0.41 |
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
