FINAL STANDINGS
| Pos
| Team
| Pld
| W
| D
| L
| F
| A
| GD
| Pts
|
| 1
| Arsenal
| 38
| 25
| 9
| 3
| 79
| 36
| +43
| 87
|
| 2
| Liverpool
| 38
| 24
| 8
| 6
| 67
| 30
| +37
| 80
|
| 3
| Manchester United
| 38
| 24
| 5
| 9
| 87
| 45
| +42
| 77
|
| 4
| Newcastle United
| 38
| 21
| 8
| 9
| 74
| 52
| +22
| 71
|
| 5
| Leeds United
| 38
| 18
| 12
| 8
| 53
| 37
| +16
| 66
|
| 6
| Chelsea
| 38
| 17
| 13
| 8
| 66
| 38
| +28
| 64
|
| 7
| West Ham United
| 38
| 15
| 8
| 15
| 48
| 57
| -9
| 53
|
| 8
| Aston Villa
| 38
| 12
| 14
| 12
| 45
| 47
| -2
| 50
|
| 9
| Tottenham Hotspur
| 38
| 14
| 8
| 16
| 48
| 52
| -4
| 50
|
| 10
| Blackburn Rovers
| 38
| 12
| 10
| 16
| 55
| 51
| +4
| 46
|
| 11
| Southampton
| 38
| 12
| 9
| 17
| 46
| 54
| -8
| 45
|
| 12
| Middlesbrough
| 38
| 12
| 9
| 17
| 34
| 46
| -12
| 45
|
| 13
| Fulham
| 38
| 10
| 14
| 14
| 36
| 44
| -8
| 44
|
| 14
| Charlton Athletic
| 38
| 10
| 14
| 14
| 38
| 49
| -11
| 44
|
| 15
| Everton
| 38
| 11
| 10
| 17
| 45
| 57
| -12
| 43
|
| 16
| Bolton Wanderers
| 38
| 9
| 13
| 16
| 44
| 62
| -18
| 40
|
| 17
| Sunderland
| 38
| 10
| 10
| 18
| 29
| 51
| -22
| 40
|
| 18
| Ipswich Town
| 38
| 9
| 9
| 20
| 41
| 64
| -23
| 36
|
| 19
| Derby County
| 38
| 8
| 6
| 24
| 33
| 63
| -30
| 30
|
| 20
| Leicester City
| 38
| 5
| 13
| 20
| 30
| 64
| -34
| 25
|
