| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 78 | |
| 2 |  Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 77 | |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 65 | |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 63 | |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 59 | |
| 6 |  Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 58 | |
| 7 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 57 | |
| 8 |  West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 56 | |
| 9 |  Derby County | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 55 | |
| 10 |  Leicester City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 53 | |
| 11 |  Coventry City | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 52 | |
| 12 |  Southampton | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 48 | |
| 13 |  Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 44 | |
| 14 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 44 | |
| 15 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 44 | |
| 16 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 44 | |
| 17 |  Everton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 40 | |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 40 | |
| 19 |  Barnsley | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 82 | -45 | 35 | |
| 20 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | -34 | 33 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,