| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | PORTSMOUTH | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | ASTON VILLA | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | ARSENAL | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | READING | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | EVERTON | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | LIVERPOOL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | FULHAM | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | MANCHESTER CITY | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | WEST HAM UNITED | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 |
