| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHELSEA | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 42 | 68 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 59 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 57 |
| 4 | EVERTON | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 48 |
| 5 | LIVERPOOL | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 43 |
| 6 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 40 |
| 8 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 38 |
| 9 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | MANCHESTER CITY | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 31 |
| 14 | PORTSMOUTH | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | FULHAM | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 28 |
| 17 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | NORWICH CITY | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 20 |
| 19 | SOUTHAMPTON | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 17 |

