| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 47 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 45 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 43 | 2.15 |
| 4 | Derby County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 37 | 1.85 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 35 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Southampton | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 17 | 0.94 |
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
