| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Everton | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 16 | Southampton | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Derby County | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
