| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | LIVERPOOL | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 | WEST HAM UNITED | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 33 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | CHELSEA | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 30 |
| 9 | ARSENAL | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | ASTON VILLA | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 29 |
| 11 | SOUTHAMPTON | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | LEEDS UNITED | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 23 |
| 15 | BURNLEY | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 22 |
| 16 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 18 |
| 18 | FULHAM | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 13 |
| 19 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 11 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 8 |
