| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leeds | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36:24 | 12 | 35 | |
| 2. | Manchester Utd | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29:20 | 9 | 35 | |
| 3. | Sheffield Wed | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 31 | |
| 4. | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30:24 | 6 | 29 | |
| 5. | Tottenham | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25:28 | -3 | 28 | |
| 6. | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29:36 | -7 | 28 | |
| 7. | Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:34 | -5 | 27 | |
| 8. | QPR | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 26 | |
| 9. | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 26 | |
| 10. | Sheffield Utd | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 36:40 | -4 | 24 | |
| 11. | Chelsea | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19:30 | -11 | 24 | |
| 12. | Nottingham | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24:31 | -7 | 22 | |
| 13. | Everton | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 21 | |
| 14. | Liverpool | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 20 | |
| 15. | Coventry | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17:29 | -12 | 19 | |
| 16. | Aston Villa | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17:28 | -11 | 18 | |
| 17. | Wimbledon FC | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21:33 | -12 | 18 | |
| 18. | Norwich | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18:35 | -17 | 15 | |
| 19. | Notts Co | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16:33 | -17 | 14 | |
| 20. | West Ham | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15:35 | -20 | 14 | |
| 21. | Oldham | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17:31 | -14 | 13 | |
| 22. | Luton | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13:54 | -41 | 5 |