| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Burnley | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Fulham | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 42 | -29 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 60 | -39 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 76 | -58 | 4 | 0.19 |
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
