Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Newcastle United 14 35   7 0 0 18 3   4 2 1 13 7
2 Manchester United 13 29   6 1 0 17 5   3 1 2 10 8
3 Arsenal 13 24   4 2 0 10 4   3 1 3 7 4
4 Aston Villa 13 24   4 2 1 9 4   3 1 2 9 6
5 Leeds United 13 24   5 0 2 10 7   2 3 1 9 7
6 Nottingham Forest 13 24   4 2 0 14 6   2 4 1 9 14
7 Liverpool 13 23   5 1 1 17 4   2 1 3 9 8
8 Middlesbrough 13 23   4 2 0 8 2   2 3 2 4 5
9 Tottenham Hotspur 13 22   3 1 3 9 9   3 3 0 12 8
10 Blackburn Rovers 14 17   5 1 1 20 5   0 1 6 3 12
11 West Ham United 13 16   1 2 3 7 12   3 2 2 7 4
12 Chelsea 13 16   2 3 1 7 6   2 1 4 4 9
13 Everton 13 15   2 1 3 7 9   2 2 3 8 8
14 Sheffield Wednesday 13 13   1 2 4 4 9   2 2 2 6 5
15 Southampton 13 12   2 2 2 8 8   1 1 5 6 16
16 Wimbledon 13 11   2 2 3 9 11   1 0 5 7 18
17 Queens Park Rangers 12 10   1 1 4 6 13   2 0 4 4 6
18 Bolton Wanderers 13 8   2 2 3 6 10   0 0 6 6 16
19 Coventry City 12 7   1 2 3 5 9   0 2 4 5 15
20 Manchester City 13 6   1 2 3 2 5   0 1 6 3 17