| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | 72 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 35 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 35 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 34 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 35 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Southampton | 35 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 35 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 35 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Fulham | 34 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Derby County | 35 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 34 | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 35 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |||