| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Derby County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0.45 |
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
