| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 21 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 18 | Derby County | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 47 | -29 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 3 | 0.14 |
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
