| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Derby County | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 21 | 1.05 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 12 | 0.60 |
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
