| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| 1 |
LIVERPOOL |
29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 |
MANCHESTER CITY |
28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 |
LEICESTER CITY |
29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 53 |
| 4 |
CHELSEA |
29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 |
MANCHESTER UNITED |
29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 |
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 |
SHEFFIELD UNITED |
28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 |
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 |
ARSENAL |
28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 |
BURNLEY |
29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 |
CRYSTAL PALACE |
29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 |
EVERTON |
29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 |
NEWCASTLE UNITED |
29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 |
SOUTHAMPTON |
29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 |
BRIGHTON |
29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 |
WEST HAM UNITED |
29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 |
WATFORD |
29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 |
BOURNEMOUTH |
29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 |
ASTON VILLA |
28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 25 |
| 20 |
NORWICH CITY |
29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 21 |
