| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 9 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 18 | Fulham | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 58 | -37 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 48 | -29 | 7 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 51 | -29 | 6 | 0.29 |
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
