| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 45 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 39 | 1.95 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 14 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 15 | 0.83 |
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
