| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHELSEA | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 41 | 65 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 56 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 30 | 28 | 54 |
| 4 | EVERTON | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | LIVERPOOL | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 38 |
| 9 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | ASTON VILLA | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | PORTSMOUTH | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 |
| 15 | FULHAM | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | NORWICH CITY | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 20 |
| 19 | SOUTHAMPTON | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 17 |
