| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 9 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 17 | Southampton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Everton | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 18 | 0.95 |
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
