| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 83 | 2.18 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 78 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 67 | 1.76 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 64 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 60 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 59 | 1.55 |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 52 | 1.37 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 51 | 1.34 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 50 | 1.32 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 49 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 14 | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 45 | 1.18 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 65 | -36 | 26 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 65 | -44 | 19 | 0.50 |
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
