| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 35 | 31 | 54 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 51 |
| 5 | CHELSEA | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 44 |
| 6 | LEEDS UNITED | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 43 |
| 7 | ASTON VILLA | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | FULHAM | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | SUNDERLAND | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | WEST HAM UNITED | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | IPSWICH TOWN | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | EVERTON | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 28 |
| 17 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 28 |
| 18 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | DERBY COUNTY | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 22 |
| 20 | LEICESTER CITY | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 17 |
