Manchester United regain the premeiership crown from Chelsea.
| | | PLD | W | D | L | F | A | PTS |
| 1 | Man Utd | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 27 | 89 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 83 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 27 | 68 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | 68 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 54 | 60 |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 58 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 56 |
| 8 | Reading | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 55 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 54 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 54 | 52 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 50 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 46 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 47 | 43 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 42 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 59 | 41 |
| 16 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 60 | 39 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 38 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 38 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 60 | 34 |
| 20 | Watford | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 59 | 28 |
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