| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 48 | |
| 2 |  Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 47 | |
| 3 |  Newcastle United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 37 | 46 | |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 45 | |
| 5 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 41 | |
| 6 |  Liverpool | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 40 | |
| 7 |  Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 38 | |
| 8 |  Arsenal | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 38 | |
| 9 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 37 | |
| 10 |  Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 34 | |
| 11 |  Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 31 | |
| 12 |  Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 29 | |
| 13 |  Southampton | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 29 | |
| 14 |  Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 28 | |
| 15 |  Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 28 | |
| 16 |  Everton | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 | |
| 17 |  West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 25 | |
| 18 |  Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | |
| 19 |  Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 23 | |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 21 | |
| 21 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 20 | |
| 22 |  Swindon Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 19 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,