A 26 year wait broken - Alex Ferguson guided Man Utd to the first ever Premiership title. The title was won with 84 points - 10 points more than second place Aston Villa and 12 points more than Norwich in third.
| | | PLD | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| 1 | Man Utd | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 31 | 84 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 74 |
| 3 | Norwich | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 65 | 72 |
| 4 | Blackburn | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 46 | 71 |
| 5 | Q.P.R. | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 63 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 59 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wed | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 59 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 66 | 59 |
| 9 | Man City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 57 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 56 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 54 | 56 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
| 13 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 55 | 53 |
| 14 | Sheffield Utd | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
| 15 | Coventry | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 57 | 52 |
| 16 | Ipswich | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 52 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 62 | 51 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 50 |
| 19 | Oldham Ath | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 49 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 61 | 49 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | 44 |
| 22 | Nottingham F | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 62 | 40 |
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