| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 87 | +43 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 36 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 80 | +37 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 77 | +42 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 71 | +22 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 38 | 66 | +16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 64 | +28 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 53 | -9 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 57 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 50 | -1 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 47 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 50 | -4 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 53 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 46 | +4 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 51 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 45 | -8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 54 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 45 | -12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 44 | -8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 44 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 44 | -11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 49 |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 43 | -12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 57 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 40 | -18 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 62 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 40 | -22 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 36 | -23 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 |
| 19 | Derby County | 38 | 30 | -30 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 38 | 28 | -34 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 |