| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | West Ham United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 56 | 2.55 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 53 | 2.41 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 50 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 48 | 2.18 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 46 | 2.09 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 44 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 12 | Watford | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 13 | Southampton | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 18 | 0.90 |
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
