| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARSENAL | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 61 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 56 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 55 |
| 4 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | ASTON VILLA | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | FULHAM | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | SOUTHAMPTON | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | EVERTON | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | MANCHESTER CITY | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | PORTSMOUTH | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | LEICESTER CITY | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | LEEDS UNITED | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 20 |
| 20 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 51 | -29 | 20 |
