| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 10 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 32 | -23 | 7 | 0.37 |
| 20 | Watford | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 46 | -35 | 5 | 0.26 |
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
