| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Millwall | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 3 | 0.33 |
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
