| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester City W | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36:4 | 32 | 42 | |
| 2. | Chelsea W | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42:17 | 25 | 37 | |
| 3. | Arsenal W | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33:14 | 19 | 32 | |
| 4. | Birmingham W | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18:13 | 5 | 27 | |
| 5. | Liverpool W | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27:23 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6. | Notts Co W | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 16 | |
| 7. | Sunderland W | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17:41 | -24 | 10 | |
| 8. | Reading W | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15:26 | -11 | 9 | |
| 9. | Doncaster W | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8:48 | -40 | 3 |