| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 35 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 35 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 36 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 35 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 36 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 36 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 35 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Leicester City | 34 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 35 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 35 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 36 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 36 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 46 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |||