| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIVERPOOL | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 44 | 79 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER CITY | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | BURNLEY | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | ARSENAL | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | EVERTON | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | SOUTHAMPTON | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 32 |
| 15 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | WEST HAM UNITED | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | WATFORD | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 27 |
| 18 | BOURNEMOUTH | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | NORWICH CITY | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 51 | -26 | 21 |
