| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 49 | 2.45 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 47 | 2.35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 39 | 1.95 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 11 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 31 | 1.72 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 16 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 19 | Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 20 | Watford | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 16 | 0.89 |
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
