| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 43 | 63 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | READING | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | PORTSMOUTH | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | EVERTON | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 36 |
| 9 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 34 |
| 10 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | FULHAM | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | MANCHESTER CITY | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 27 |
| 17 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | WEST HAM UNITED | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 20 |
| 19 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 20 |
| 20 | WATFORD | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 37 | -23 | 15 |
