| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 53 | 2.52 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 4 | +38 | 52 | 2.48 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 48 | 2.29 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 44 | 2.10 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 10 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Southampton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 18 | 0.86 |
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
