| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30:19 | 11 | 33 | |
| 2. | Leeds | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 32 | |
| 3. | Ipswich | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26:27 | -1 | 28 | |
| 4. | Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 26 | |
| 5. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26:21 | 5 | 23 | |
| 6. | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22:25 | -3 | 23 | |
| 7. | Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 22 | |
| 8. | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18:25 | -7 | 22 | |
| 9. | Chelsea | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24:25 | -1 | 19 | |
| 10. | Manchester City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21:34 | -13 | 19 | |
| 11. | West Ham | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21:30 | -9 | 18 | |
| 12. | Southampton | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13:26 | -13 | 17 | |
| 13. | Newcastle | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18:33 | -15 | 17 | |
| 14. | Everton | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16:32 | -16 | 16 | |
| 15. | Coventry | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22:40 | -18 | 15 | |
| 16. | Leicester | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11:28 | -17 | 14 | |
| 17. | Charlton | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19:38 | -19 | 14 | |
| 18. | Derby | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14:35 | -21 | 11 | |
| 19. | Tottenham | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16:38 | -22 | 10 | |
| 20. | Bradford City | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10:41 | -31 | 7 |