| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 48 | 2.53 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 47 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 43 | 2.26 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 39 | 2.05 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 9 | Southampton | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 35 | 1.84 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 14 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 31 | 1.63 |
| 15 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 15 | 0.79 |
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
