| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wimbledon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | -22 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Millwall | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Southampton | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Everton | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 2 | 0.20 |
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
