| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 75 | 1.97 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 68 | 1.79 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 68 | 1.79 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 68 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 61 | 1.61 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | 1.55 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 57 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 12 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 34 | 0.89 |
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
