| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 92 | 2.19 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 84 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 77 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 71 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 65 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 68 | -26 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 100 | -53 | 30 | 0.71 |
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
