| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 29 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Chelsea | 28 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 29 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 27 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Everton | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Reading | 29 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Portsmouth | 29 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 29 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 28 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Fulham | 29 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield United | 29 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Manchester City | 27 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 29 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 29 | |||