| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | WEST HAM UNITED | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | EVERTON | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 45 |
| 9 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | ARSENAL | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 | LEEDS UNITED | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | BURNLEY | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | FULHAM | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 50 | -34 | 14 |
