| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | WEST HAM UNITED | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | CHELSEA | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | ASTON VILLA | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | ARSENAL | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | LEEDS UNITED | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | BURNLEY | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | FULHAM | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 55 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 11 |
