| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Watford | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Southampton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | 0.73 |
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
