| # | Clubs | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 75 | |
| 2 |  Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 68 | |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 68 | |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 68 | |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 61 | |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 59 | |
| 7 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 57 | |
| 8 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 56 | |
| 9 |  Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 47 | |
| 10 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 46 | |
| 11 |  Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 46 | |
| 12 |  Derby County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 46 | |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | |
| 14 |  West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 42 | |
| 15 |  Everton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 42 | |
| 16 |  Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 41 | |
| 17 |  Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 41 | |
| 18 |  Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 40 | |
| 19 |  Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 39 | |
| 20 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 34 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
F = Goals for,
A = Goals against,
GD = Goal difference,