| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | 0.60 |
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
