| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 15 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 39 | -31 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
