| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Manchester United | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 39:27 | 12 | 43:31 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester City | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 22:11 | 11 | 43:24 |
| 3 |
|
Aston Villa | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 31:22 | 9 | 40:23 |
| 4 |
|
Birmingham City | 35 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 32:25 | 7 | 39:24 |
| 5 |
|
Norwich City | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 26:21 | 5 | 39:27 |
| 6 |
|
Ipswich Town | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 19:14 | 5 | 38:23 |
| 7 |
|
Liverpool FC | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 21:17 | 4 | 38:25 |
| 8 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 22:20 | 2 | 38:26 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 22:21 | 1 | 38:28 |
| 10 |
|
Arsenal FC | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 29:25 | 4 | 37:29 |
| 11 |
|
Leicester City | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 23:28 | -5 | 36:33 |
| 12 |
|
Everton FC | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 22:25 | -3 | 35:30 |
| 13 |
|
Bristol City | 35 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 12:13 | -1 | 34:27 |
| 14 |
|
Derby County | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 19:24 | -5 | 33:39 |
| 15 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 35 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 21:19 | 2 | 32:31 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 19:23 | -4 | 32:38 |
| 17 |
|
Coventry City | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 17:23 | -6 | 32:36 |
| 18 |
|
Leeds United | 35 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 14:20 | -6 | 31:29 |
| 19 |
|
West Ham United | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15:21 | -6 | 30:36 |
| 20 |
|
Stoke City | 35 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 9:14 | -5 | 29:34 |
| 21 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20:32 | -12 | 27:39 |
| 22 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 35 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14:23 | -9 | 26:38 |