| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 40 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Everton | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 13 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 31 | -21 | 11 | 0.58 |
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
