| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester_City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 44 | W dWlWD | |
| 2 | Leeds_United | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 40 | dwLwLw | |
| 3 | Manchester_United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 35 | lWwLWd | |
| 4 | Tottenham_Hotspur | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 35 | LwwLwW | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 34 | LlWdWw | |
| 6 | Aston_Villa | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 32 | DdWwWl | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 32 | WlWwWl | |
| 8 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 28 | WlWWwL | |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 28 | wWwDlL | |
| 10 | Burnley | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 27 | LWlWlW | |
| 11 | Newcastle_United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 27 | lWlWld | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 | lWlLwW | |
| 13 | Blackburn_Rovers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 23 | wDlwWl | |
| 14 | Sheffield_Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 22 | WlLwWd | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 21 | lDdDlW | |
| 16 | Crystal_Palace | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 | wLlWlD | |
| 17 | Brighton | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 | WwWdLd | |
| 18 | Stoke_City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 16 | lLlLwD | |
| 19 | Bristol_City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 16 | WwDlLd | |
| 20 | West_Ham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 16 | lLWlLl |