| Pos | Clubs | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 91 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 34 | 62 | CL |
| 2 | ARSENAL | 89 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 29 | 62 | CL |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 82 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 | 45 | CL |
| 4 | ASTON VILLA | 68 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 61 | 15 | CL |
| 5 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 66 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 61 | 13 | EL |
| 6 | CHELSEA | 63 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 63 | 14 | ECL |
| 7 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 62 | 23 | |
| 8 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | -1 | EL |
| 9 | WEST HAM UNITED | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 74 | -14 | |
| 10 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 49 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | |
| 11 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 48 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 62 | -7 | |
| 12 | BOURNEMOUTH | 48 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | -13 | |
| 13 | FULHAM | 47 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | -6 | |
| 14 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 46 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | -15 | |
| 15 | EVERTON * | 40 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | |
| 16 | BRENTFORD | 39 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 65 | -9 | |
| 17 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST ** | 32 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 67 | -18 | |
| 18 | LUTON TOWN | 26 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 85 | -33 | CS |
| 19 | BURNLEY | 24 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | -37 | CS |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 16 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | -69 | CS |
* EVERTON : -8 points / ** NOTTINGHAM FOREST : -4 points
| Pos | Clubs | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEICESTER CITY | 97 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 41 | 48 | PL |
| 2 | IPSWICH TOWN | 96 | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 57 | 35 | PL |
| 3 | LEEDS UNITED | 90 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 43 | 38 | PO |
| 4 | SOUTHAMPTON | 87 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 63 | 24 | PO |
| 5 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 75 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 47 | 23 | PO |
| 6 | NORWICH CITY | 73 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 64 | 15 | PO |
| 7 | HULL CITY | 70 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | 8 | |
| 8 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 69 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 62 | 9 | |
| 9 | COVENTRY CITY | 64 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 59 | 11 | |
| 10 | PRESTON NORTH END | 63 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 67 | -11 | |
| 11 | BRISTOL CITY | 62 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 2 | |
| 12 | CARDIFF CITY | 62 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 70 | -17 | |
| 13 | MILLWALL | 59 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 55 | -10 | |
| 14 | SWANSEA CITY | 57 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 65 | -6 | |
| 15 | WATFORD | 56 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | |
| 16 | SUNDERLAND | 56 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 54 | -2 | |
| 17 | STOKE CITY | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 60 | -11 | |
| 18 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 56 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 58 | -11 | |
| 19 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 74 | -14 | |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 53 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 68 | -24 | |
| 21 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | 51 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | -11 | |
| 22 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 65 | -15 | L1 |
| 23 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 45 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 77 | -29 | L1 |
| 24 | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 27 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 89 | -52 | L1 |
