| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 30 | 0.71 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 28 | 0.67 |
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
