| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 75 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 35 | 69 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 55 |
| 4 | LIVERPOOL | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 47 |
| 6 | EVERTON | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 45 |
| 8 | READING | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 44 |
| 9 | PORTSMOUTH | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 42 |
| 10 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 40 |
| 11 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 34 |
| 14 | FULHAM | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 34 |
| 15 | MANCHESTER CITY | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 33 |
| 16 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 33 |
| 17 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 27 |
| 19 | WEST HAM UNITED | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 23 |
| 20 | WATFORD | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 20 |
