| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Millwall | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
