| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARSENAL | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | EVERTON | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | SOUTHAMPTON | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | MANCHESTER CITY | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | ASTON VILLA | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | LEEDS UNITED | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | FULHAM | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 21 |
| 18 | WEST HAM UNITED | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 20 |
| 19 | SUNDERLAND | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 19 |
| 20 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 17 |
