| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 62 |
| 2 | ARSENAL | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 44 |
| 4 | SUNDERLAND | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | IPSWICH TOWN | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | LEICESTER CITY | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | LEEDS UNITED | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | CHELSEA | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 37 |
| 9 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | ASTON VILLA | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | SOUTHAMPTON | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 32 |
| 14 | WEST HAM UNITED | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 31 |
| 15 | EVERTON | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | DERBY COUNTY | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 27 |
| 17 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 26 |
| 18 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | COVENTRY CITY | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 21 |
| 20 | BRADFORD CITY | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 16 |
