| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIVERPOOL | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| 2 | MANCHESTER CITY | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | ARSENAL | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 43 |
| 5 | ASTON VILLA | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 43 |
| 6 | WEST HAM UNITED | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 35 |
| 8 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | CHELSEA | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | WOLVERHAMPTON | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | BOURNEMOUTH | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | FULHAM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | BRENTFORD | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | LUTON TOWN | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | EVERTON * -10 points | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | BURNLEY | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 12 |
| 20 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 54 | -35 | 10 |
