| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 35 | 1.94 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 34 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Millwall | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Derby County | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 | -23 | 7 | 0.35 |
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
