| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 27 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Everton | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 13 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Notts County | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 42 | -27 | 10 | 0.45 |
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
