| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Burnley | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 12 | 0.60 |
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
