| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds_United | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 111 | 54 | 57 | 89 | dWwLWd | |
| 2 | Manchester_City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 103 | 50 | 53 | 86 | DwDdWd | |
| 3 | Manchester_United | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 102 | 50 | 52 | 82 | wWwDlD | |
| 4 | Aston_Villa | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 112 | 67 | 45 | 77 | wLwwDw | |
| 5 | Burnley | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 110 | 71 | 39 | 75 | WwWldD | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 60 | 29 | 74 | lWLlWw | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 73 | wlLlLw | |
| 8 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 67 | LlDDwL | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 65 | LWwWwW | |
| 10 | Tottenham_Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 72 | 2 | 64 | LlLdDD | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 62 | WlDlDd | |
| 12 | Crystal_Palace | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 60 | wLdWdD | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 58 | WwlWlW | |
| 14 | Newcastle_United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 57 | lWdDwL | |
| 15 | Blackburn_Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 75 | 82 | -7 | 53 | lLwWdW | |
| 16 | Brighton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 81 | -24 | 43 | LwLdWl | |
| 17 | Wolves | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 52 | 79 | -27 | 40 | wWwLlL | |
| 18 | Bristol_City | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 80 | -41 | 40 | WlLdWl | |
| 19 | Sheffield_Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 49 | 99 | -50 | 40 | LdLwLw | |
| 20 | West_Ham | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 59 | 102 | -43 | 39 | lDwWll | |
| 21 | Stoke_City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 104 | -54 | 31 | lLdDlL | |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 94 | -50 | 30 | WlLlLd |