| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 42 | |
| 2 |  Manchester United | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 41 | |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 38 | |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 36 | |
| 5 |  Arsenal | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 35 | |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 35 | |
| 7 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 34 | |
| 8 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 33 | |
| 9 |  Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10 |  Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 29 | |
| 11 |  Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 28 | |
| 12 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 28 | |
| 13 |  Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 28 | |
| 14 |  West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 27 | |
| 15 |  Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 27 | |
| 16 |  Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 26 | |
| 17 |  Southampton | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 25 | |
| 18 |  Everton | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 25 | |
| 19 |  Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 20 | |
| 20 |  Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 18 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,