| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Everton | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Watford | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 48 | -31 | 12 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Southampton | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 44 | -25 | 10 | 0.48 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 53 | -39 | 7 | 0.33 |
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
