| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 6 | Millwall | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Derby County | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 16 | Southampton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 15 | 0.79 |
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
