| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 37 | 65 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | WEST HAM UNITED | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | EVERTON | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 45 |
| 8 | LIVERPOOL | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | ASTON VILLA | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 40 |
| 10 | ARSENAL | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | LEEDS UNITED | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | BURNLEY | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | FULHAM | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 56 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 45 | -29 | 14 |
