| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 92 | 45 | +47 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 90 | 62 | +28 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 97 | 81 | +16 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 67 | +17 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 65 | +24 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 90 | 82 | +8 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 74 | -5 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 80 | -10 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 78 | -1 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 73 | -21 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 71 | -9 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 92 | -38 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 80 | -32 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 121 | -65 | 25 | 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
