| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Derby County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 1 | 0.10 |
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
