| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | WEST HAM UNITED | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | ARSENAL | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | SOUTHAMPTON | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | LEICESTER CITY | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | ASTON VILLA | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | BRENTFORD | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | LEEDS UNITED | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | EVERTON | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | NORWICH CITY | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50 | -36 | 17 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | BURNLEY | 21 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 14 |
