| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARSENAL | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 56 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 52 |
| 4 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | FULHAM | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | ASTON VILLA | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | SOUTHAMPTON | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | EVERTON | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | MANCHESTER CITY | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | PORTSMOUTH | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 23 |
| 18 | LEICESTER CITY | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 20 |
| 19 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 20 |
| 20 | LEEDS UNITED | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 49 | -30 | 17 |
