| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Burnley | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 25 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Fulham | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 22 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 15 | 0.75 |
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
