| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 69 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 53 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 47 |
| 6 | READING | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 42 |
| 8 | PORTSMOUTH | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 35 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 32 |
| 14 | FULHAM | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 30 |
| 17 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 23 |
| 19 | WEST HAM UNITED | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 20 |
| 20 | WATFORD | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 | -25 | 19 |
