| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Man. City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
| 2 |  | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 |  | Man. Utd | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 |  | Newcastle | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 |  | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 |  | Brighton | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 |  | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 |  | Tottenham | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 |  | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 10 |  | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 |  | Crystal Pal | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 45 | |
| 12 |  | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 44 | |
| 13 |  | Wolverhampton | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 41 | |
| 14 |  | West Ham | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 40 | |
| 15 |  | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | -34 | 39 | |
| 16 |  | Nottm For | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 38 | |
| 17 |  | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 36 | |
| 18 |  | Leicester | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 34 | R |
| 19 |  | Leeds | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | -30 | 31 | R |
| 20 |  | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | -37 | 25 | R |