| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Burnley | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 58 | -29 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 10 | 0.45 |
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
