| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 4 | +47 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Everton | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Southampton | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 19 | Derby County | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 11 | 0.52 |
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
