| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 80 |
| 3. | Manchester Utd | 38 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 77 |
| 4. | Newcastle | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 71 |
| 5. | Leeds | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| 6. | Chelsea | 38 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 64 |
| 7. | West Ham | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 53 |
| 8. | Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50 |
| 9. | Tottenham | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 50 |
| 10. | Blackburn | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 46 |
| 11. | Southampton | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 45 |
| 12. | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 45 |
| 13. | Fulham | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 44 |
| 14. | Charlton | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 44 |
| 15. | Everton | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 43 |
| 16. | Bolton | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 40 |
| 17. | Sunderland | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
| 18. | Ipswich | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 19. | Derby | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 20. | Leicester | 38 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 28 |