| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Fulham | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 7 | 0.78 |
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
