| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 51 | 2.43 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 47 | 2.24 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 45 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 6 | Southampton | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 41 | 1.95 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 39 | 1.86 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 16 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 12 | 0.57 |
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
