| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 20 | +38 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Everton | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Fulham | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 20 | 0.95 |
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
