| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 50 | 2.27 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 41 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 35 | 1.59 |
| 15 | Southampton | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 17 | Everton | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 41 | -27 | 8 | 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
