| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 35 | 38 | 82 | |
| 2 |  Newcastle United | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 78 | |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 36 | 71 | |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 63 | |
| 5 |  Arsenal | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 63 | |
| 6 |  Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 61 | |
| 7 |  Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 61 | |
| 8 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 61 | |
| 9 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 58 | |
| 10 |  West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 51 | |
| 11 |  Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 50 | |
| 12 |  Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 43 | |
| 13 |  Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 43 | |
| 14 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 41 | |
| 15 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 40 | |
| 16 |  Coventry City | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 38 | |
| 17 |  Southampton | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 38 | |
| 18 |  Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 38 | |
| 19 |  Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 33 | |
| 20 |  Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 29 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,