| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 6 | Everton | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 17 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | 1.89 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 | 1.11 |
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
