Position

Club

Played

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

Manchester United

38

25

8

5

74

43

40

83

2

Arsenal

38

23

9

6

85

42

43

78

3

Newcastle United

38

21

6

11

63

48

15

69

4

Chelsea

38

19

10

9

68

38

30

67

5

Liverpool

38

18

10

10

61

41

20

64

6

Blackburn Rovers

38

16

12

10

52

43

9

60

7

Everton

38

17

8

13

48

49

-1

59

8

Southampton

38

13

13

12

43

46

-3

52

9

Manchester City

38

15

6

17

47

54

-7

51

10

Tottenham Hotspur

38

14

8

16

51

62

-11

50

11

Middlesbrough

38

13

10

15

48

44

4

49

12

Charlton Athletic

38

14

7

17

45

56

-11

49

13

Birmingham City

38

13

9

16

42

49

-8

48

14

Fulham

38

13

9

16

41

50

-9

48

15

Leeds United

38

14

6

19

58

57

1

47

16

Aston Villa

38

12

9

17

42

47

-5

45

17

Bolton Wanderers

38

10

14

14

41

51

-10

44

18

West Ham United

38

10

12

16

42

59

-17

42

19

West Bromwich Albion

38

6

8

24

29

65

-36

26

20

Sunderland

38

4

7

27

21

65

-44

19