1. Chelsea 27 21 5 1 50 8 68
2. Manchester United 27 17 8 2 45 16 59
3. Arsenal 27 17 6 4 63 31 57
4. Everton 27 14 6 7 31 28 48
5. Liverpool 27 13 4 10 41 29 43
6. Middlesbrough 27 11 8 8 41 35 41
7. Bolton Wanderers 27 11 7 9 35 32 40
8. Charlton Athletic 26 11 5 10 30 36 38
9. Tottenham Hotspur 26 10 6 10 33 30 36
10. Aston Villa 27 9 8 10 31 34 35
11. Manchester City 27 8 9 10 31 29 33
12. Birmingham City 27 8 8 11 31 33 32
13. Newcastle United 26 7 10 9 37 43 31
14. Portsmouth 27 8 6 13 30 40 30
15. Fulham 26 8 5 13 33 44 29
16. Blackburn Rovers 27 6 10 11 24 36 28
17. Crystal Palace 27 5 7 15 30 45 22
18. Southampton 27 3 11 13 28 43 20
19. Norwich City 27 3 11 13 26 52 20
20. WBA 27 2 12 13 23 49 18