| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARSENAL | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 64 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | CHELSEA | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 55 |
| 4 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | ASTON VILLA | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | FULHAM | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | SOUTHAMPTON | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | EVERTON | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | PORTSMOUTH | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 52 | -28 | 23 |
| 19 | LEICESTER CITY | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | LEEDS UNITED | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 21 |
