| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 28 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 28 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 29 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 29 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 28 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 29 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 29 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Fulham | 29 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 28 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Leeds United | 28 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 28 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 18 | West Ham United | 29 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Sunderland | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | |||