| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 22 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Wimbledon | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 0.40 |
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
