| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 42 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | PORTSMOUTH | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 37 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | READING | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | MANCHESTER CITY | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | FULHAM | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 28 |
| 14 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | ASTON VILLA | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 24 |
| 17 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | WEST HAM UNITED | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 19 |
| 19 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 16 |
| 20 | WATFORD | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 12 |
