| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 16 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 48 | -27 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 14 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 45 | -28 | 7 | 0.33 |
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
