| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIVERPOOL | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | ASTON VILLA | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | MANCHESTER CITY | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 40 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | WEST HAM UNITED | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | CHELSEA | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | BOURNEMOUTH | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | FULHAM | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | BRENTFORD | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | EVERTON * -10 points | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | LUTON TOWN | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | BURNLEY | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 11 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 49 | -34 | 9 |
