| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 23 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 63 |
| 3 | LEICESTER CITY | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 56 |
| 4 | WEST HAM UNITED | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 | CHELSEA | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 54 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 49 |
| 8 | EVERTON | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 48 |
| 9 | ARSENAL | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | LEEDS UNITED | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | ASTON VILLA | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 44 |
| 12 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 38 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 38 |
| 14 | SOUTHAMPTON | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 36 |
| 15 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 33 |
| 16 | BURNLEY | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 33 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 32 |
| 18 | FULHAM | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 26 |
| 19 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 59 | -31 | 24 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 31 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 55 | -38 | 14 |

