| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Derby County | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Burnley | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 17 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 44 | -27 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 44 | -31 | 7 | 0.33 |
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
