| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 51 | 2.55 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 50 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 46 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 42 | 2.10 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 37 | 1.85 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 36 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 31 | 1.72 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Fulham | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 27 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 14 | 0.78 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
