| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 3 | Everton | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Fulham | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 5 | Burnley | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 8 | 0.80 |
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
