| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 93 | 65 | +28 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 77 | +9 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 78 | -19 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 90 | -27 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 102 | -44 | 31 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 21 | 0.50 |
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
