| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 18 | 0.86 |
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
