| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 66 | +60 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 58 | +31 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 57 | +28 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 |
| 4 | Burnley | 42 | 51 | +25 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 50 | +18 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 45 | +17 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 45 | +12 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 43 | +1 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 43 | +1 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 41 | -4 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 41 | -8 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 37 | -2 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 37 | -11 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 37 | -16 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 37 | -25 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 36 | -11 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 36 | -23 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 35 | -15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 34 | -22 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 33 | -5 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 32 | -23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 30 | -28 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 |