| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 47 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 42 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 39 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Southampton | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Fulham | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 16 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Everton | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 43 | -27 | 13 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -24 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 11 | 0.58 |
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
