Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Newcastle United 10 27   5 0 0 15 2   4 0 1 11 5
2 Manchester United 11 26   5 1 0 13 4   3 1 1 10 7
3 Liverpool 11 23   5 1 0 16 2   2 1 2 8 6
4 Arsenal 10 21   3 2 0 9 4   3 1 1 6 1
5 Nottingham Forest 11 21   3 2 0 10 5   2 4 0 9 7
6 Middlesbrough 11 21   4 1 0 7 1   2 2 2 4 5
7 Aston Villa 11 20   4 1 1 8 3   2 1 2 5 5
8 Leeds United 11 20   4 0 2 9 7   2 2 1 8 6
9 Tottenham Hotspur 10 15   2 0 3 6 7   2 3 0 9 6
10 Chelsea 11 15   2 2 1 7 6   2 1 3 4 8
11 Blackburn Rovers 11 14   4 1 1 13 5   0 1 4 3 10
12 West Ham United 11 13   1 2 2 6 8   2 2 2 4 4
13 Sheffield Wednesday 11 11   1 1 4 3 8   2 1 2 6 5
14 Queens Park Rangers 11 10   1 1 4 6 13   2 0 3 4 4
15 Wimbledon 11 10   2 1 3 9 11   1 0 4 6 14
16 Everton 11 9   1 1 3 6 9   1 2 3 6 7
17 Southampton 11 9   1 2 2 6 8   1 1 4 5 12
18 Coventry City 11 7   1 2 2 3 6   0 2 4 5 15
19 Bolton Wanderers 10 5   1 2 2 5 7   0 0 5 6 15
20 Manchester City 11 2   0 2 3 1 5   0 0 6 2 16