| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Watford | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 30 | -27 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Southampton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 32 | -23 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
