| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 34 | 5 | 29 | 47 | |
| 2 |  Manchester United | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 46 | |
| 3 |  Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 42 | |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 41 | |
| 5 |  West Ham United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 36 | |
| 6 |  Liverpool | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 35 | |
| 7 |  Aston Villa | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 33 | |
| 8 |  Southampton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 31 | |
| 9 |  Derby County | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 31 | |
| 10 |  Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 30 | |
| 11 |  Coventry City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 30 | |
| 12 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 | |
| 13 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 28 | |
| 14 |  Newcastle United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 27 | |
| 15 |  Leicester City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| 16 |  Everton | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 26 | |
| 17 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 26 | |
| 18 |  Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 | |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
| 20 |  Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 16 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,