| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Southampton | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Derby County | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -31 | 7 | 0.37 |
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
