| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Southampton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 7 | Everton | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Millwall | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Derby County | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 | 0.89 |
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
