| Tables | » First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 43:19 | 24 | 31:11 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35:16 | 19 | 29:13 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44:26 | 18 | 27:15 |
| 5 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33:24 | 9 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 20:20 | 0 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37:34 | 3 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 25:28 | -3 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31:31 | 0 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32:28 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33:35 | -2 | 20:22 |
| 12 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24:26 | -2 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34:39 | -5 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18:26 | -8 | 20:22 |
| 15 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25:27 | -2 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 19:23 |
| 17 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 24:29 | -5 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20:24 | -4 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18:32 | -14 | 16:26 |
| 20 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22:33 | -11 | 15:27 |
| 21 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27:44 | -17 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19:32 | -13 | 11:31 |