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 14 27   5 2 0 14 6   3 1 3 7 4
4 Aston Villa 14 27   4 2 1 9 4   4 1 2 10 6
5 Tottenham Hotspur 14 25   3 1 3 9 9   4 3 0 13 8
6 Leeds United 13 24   5 0 2 10 7   2 3 1 9 7
7 Nottingham Forest 13 24   4 2 0 14 6   2 4 1 9 14
8 Liverpool 13 23   5 1 1 17 4   2 1 3 9 8
9 Middlesbrough 14 23   4 2 1 8 3   2 3 2 4 5
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 14 13   1 2 4 4 9   2 2 3 8 9
15 Southampton 14 12   2 2 3 8 9   1 1 5 6 16
16 Queens Park Rangers 13 11   1 2 4 7 14   2 0 4 4 6
17 Wimbledon 13 11   2 2 3 9 11   1 0 5 7 18
18 Bolton Wanderers 13 8   2 2 3 6 10   0 0 6 6 16
19 Coventry City 13 8   1 2 3 5 9   0 3 4 6 16
20 Manchester City 13 6   1 2 3 2 5   0 1 6 3 17