| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | ASTON VILLA | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | PORTSMOUTH | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | LIVERPOOL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | FULHAM | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | READING | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | MANCHESTER CITY | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | WEST HAM UNITED | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| 18 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 9 |
| 20 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 8 |
