| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 43 | 2.15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 42 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 37 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Derby County | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Millwall | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 15 | 0.83 |
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
