| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 19 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Burnley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 14 | 0.70 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Fulham | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 57 | -30 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 9 | 0.41 |
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
