| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Derby County | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Burnley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -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
