| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Everton | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 17 | 0.81 |
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
