| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 115 | 55 | +60 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 75 | +28 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 102 | 77 | +25 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 69 | +18 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 70 | +17 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 88 | 76 | +12 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 77 | +1 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 85 | -8 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 100 | -2 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 79 | 90 | -11 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 85 | -25 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 77 | 88 | -11 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 95 | -23 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 84 | -22 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 109 | -23 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 71 | -28 | 30 | 0.71 |
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
