| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester Utd | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 42:12 | 30 | 50 | |
| 2. | Arsenal | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 47:20 | 27 | 47 | |
| 3. | Newcastle | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36:17 | 19 | 47 | |
| 4. | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41:15 | 26 | 41 | |
| 5. | Everton | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28:19 | 9 | 38 | |
| 6. | Middlesbrough | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36:21 | 15 | 37 | |
| 7. | Fulham | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 36 | |
| 8. | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30:16 | 14 | 35 | |
| 9. | Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25:14 | 11 | 35 | |
| 10. | Southampton | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 25:16 | 9 | 35 | |
| 11. | Blackburn | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24:15 | 9 | 34 | |
| 12. | Tottenham | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30:29 | 1 | 31 | |
| 13. | Bolton | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27:24 | 3 | 29 | |
| 14. | Manchester City | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28:26 | 2 | 29 | |
| 15. | Birmingham | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25:23 | 2 | 29 | |
| 16. | Charlton | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26:30 | -4 | 27 | |
| 17. | Leeds | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25:26 | -1 | 24 | |
| 18. | West Ham | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21:24 | -3 | 22 | |
| 19. | West Brom | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17:34 | -17 | 14 | |
| 20. | Sunderland | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11:31 | -20 | 11 |