| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54:20 | 34 | 42 | |
| 2. | Manchester Utd | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38:17 | 21 | 41 | |
| 3. | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27:13 | 14 | 38 | |
| 4. | Liverpool | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36:19 | 17 | 36 | |
| 5. | Arsenal | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36:18 | 18 | 35 | |
| 6. | Chelsea | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33:22 | 11 | 35 | |
| 7. | Sheffield Wed | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25:16 | 9 | 34 | |
| 8. | Wimbledon FC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28:21 | 7 | 33 | |
| 9. | Derby | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25:22 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34:25 | 9 | 29 | |
| 11. | Blackburn | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28:23 | 5 | 28 | |
| 12. | Tottenham | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19:17 | 2 | 28 | |
| 13. | Leeds | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15:13 | 2 | 28 | |
| 14. | West Ham | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27:25 | 2 | 27 | |
| 15. | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20:18 | 2 | 27 | |
| 16. | Leicester | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22:26 | -4 | 26 | |
| 17. | Southampton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32:24 | 8 | 25 | |
| 18. | Everton | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24:22 | 2 | 25 | |
| 19. | Coventry | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 20 | |
| 20. | Nottingham | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15:27 | -12 | 18 |