| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Derby County | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Southampton | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 13 | 0.65 |
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
