| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76:44 | 32 | 75 | |
| 2. | Newcastle | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73:40 | 33 | 68 | |
| 3. | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62:30 | 32 | 68 | |
| 4. | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 60:37 | 23 | 68 | |
| 5. | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47:34 | 13 | 61 | |
| 6. | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58:55 | 3 | 59 | |
| 7. | Sheffield Wed | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50:51 | -1 | 57 | |
| 8. | Wimbledon FC | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49:46 | 3 | 56 | |
| 9. | Leicester | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46:54 | -8 | 47 | |
| 10. | Tottenham | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44:51 | -7 | 46 | |
| 11. | Leeds | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28:38 | -10 | 46 | |
| 12. | Derby | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45:58 | -13 | 46 | |
| 13. | Blackburn | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42:43 | -1 | 42 | |
| 14. | West Ham | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39:48 | -9 | 42 | |
| 15. | Everton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44:57 | -13 | 42 | |
| 16. | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50:56 | -6 | 41 | |
| 17. | Coventry | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38:54 | -16 | 41 | |
| 18. | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35:53 | -18 | 40 | |
| 19. | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51:60 | -9 | 39 | |
| 20. | Nottingham | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 31:59 | -28 | 34 |