| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Wimbledon | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Watford | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 2 | 0.22 |
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
