| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Southampton | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 3 | 0.27 |
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
