| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Everton | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 4 | 0.36 |
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
