| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 49 | 2.58 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 45 | 2.37 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 37 | 1.95 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 13 | Everton | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 15 | Southampton | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 19 | Derby County | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 20 | Watford | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 19 | 1.00 |
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
