| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Derby County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Southampton | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 27 | -25 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 20 | Everton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
