| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIVERPOOL | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER CITY | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | ARSENAL | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | BURNLEY | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 37 |
| 11 | EVERTON | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | SOUTHAMPTON | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 34 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | BOURNEMOUTH | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | WEST HAM UNITED | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 24 |
| 20 | NORWICH CITY | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 18 |
