| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Everton | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Derby County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
