| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 66 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | WEST HAM UNITED | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | ARSENAL | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | SOUTHAMPTON | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | ASTON VILLA | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | LEICESTER CITY | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | BRENTFORD | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | LEEDS UNITED | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 60 | -31 | 23 |
| 17 | EVERTON | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | BURNLEY | 24 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | WATFORD | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | NORWICH CITY | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 55 | -40 | 17 |
