| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 80 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 77 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 74 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 74 | 1.76 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | 1.74 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 62 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 62 | -14 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 21 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 80 | -53 | 29 | 0.69 |
3 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
