| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Fulham | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Everton | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 2 | 0.22 |
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
