| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 34:5 | 29 | 47 | |
| 2. | Manchester Utd | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 45:18 | 27 | 46 | |
| 3. | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29:13 | 16 | 42 | |
| 4. | Leeds | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32:9 | 23 | 41 | |
| 5. | West Ham | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32:26 | 6 | 36 | |
| 6. | Liverpool | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44:24 | 20 | 35 | |
| 7. | Aston Villa | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33:28 | 5 | 33 | |
| 8. | Southampton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29:26 | 3 | 31 | |
| 9. | Derby | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 31 | |
| 10. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25:18 | 7 | 30 | |
| 11. | Coventry | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26:21 | 5 | 30 | |
| 12. | Tottenham | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28:26 | 2 | 28 | |
| 13. | Wimbledon FC | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22:21 | 1 | 28 | |
| 14. | Newcastle | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 27 | |
| 15. | Leicester | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 16. | Everton | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22:12 | 10 | 26 | |
| 17. | Sheffield Wed | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20:15 | 5 | 26 | |
| 18. | Blackburn | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21:24 | -3 | 23 | |
| 19. | Charlton | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20:20 | 0 | 19 | |
| 20. | Nottingham | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18:31 | -13 | 16 |